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Leads should be terminated in such a manner that they do

not exert a lifting force on the copper foil terminal area

or conductor.

Each functional lead should have an associated terminal

area.

There should be no more than one lead in any lead

mounting hole.

21.5.1 Unclinched Leads

The most direct method for

mounting components to the printed board is the straight

through method with unclinched leads.

The use of straight-through unclinched leads requires the

minimum of device handling; a straightening of the com-

ponent leads and cutting the leads to length before or after

insertion.

The disadvantages associated with this approach are:

The device is subject to movement both before and dur-

ing the soldering operation. This makes it difficult to con-

trol the component height off the mounting surface. This

movement can be a source of solder joint problems.

It is difficult to maintain a suitable clearance between the

body of the component and the printed board surface for

flux removal and, when applicable, conformal coating of

the assembly. This is greatly minimized when multiple

lead cans with integral standoffs are used creating a com-

ponent seating plane below the surface of the can from

which the leads emerge.

When the leads are rigid, precise drilling of the compo-

nent mounting hole pattern is required due to small lead

circle required and the inflexibility of the unformed leads.

Supported holes are preferred in the printed board for the

component lead holes to enhance the mechanical strength

of the solder joint. Otherwise the clearance between the

component lead, the hole, and the circumscribing land

must consider the lead-to-hole ratio and the hole-to-land

difference that would allow sufficient remaining conduc-

tor to promote solderability.

The automatic insertion of the device leads in limited

space can present problems.

The mounting of multilead component cans with plastic

spacers has been used to overcome some the disadvantages

for the more conventional straight-through lead mounting

techniques. Spacers with protrusions on one side should be

mounted with the protrusions against the board. In addition

to the considerations common to the straight-through

mounting techniques, the mounting of component with

spacers has the advantages

of

A suitable clearance between the component body and the

printed board can be maintained to facilitate soldering

flux removal and conformal coating.

A bearing surface for the body is provided if the compo-

nent leads are to be clinched.

The extension of unclinched leads beyond the printed

board surface can be more accurately controlled.

The height of the component body above the printed

board surface can be more accurately controlled; this is

especially important when the printed board assemblies

are closely spaced.

The spacer helps to reduce the magnitude of mechanical

stresses that are transmitted to the leadhody interface

seal.

The lead mounting hole pattern need not be held as accu-

rately as for unprepositioned component leads. The use of

spacers has the following additional disadvantages:

Additional cost.

Increases the amount of assembly labor.

21.5.1.1 Preformed Leads

In order to overcome the

restrictions of small component mounting hole circles and

their associated small hole and land diameters with little or

no space for conductors between the leads, which is com-

mon to the straight- through mounting technique, offset

multiple lead can mounting methods have been developed.

Lead forming requires cutting the leads and then straight-

ening them, usually by combing,

so

they can be inserted

into the lead forming and cutting die. When removed from

the die, the packages are hand assembled and clinched to

hold them in place. Spacers are available for units with

press-on heat sinks or formed leads that have to be kept off

the board. The considerations of using the offset multiple

lead can mounting method without clinched leads are:

Allows for larger lands and component lead holes.

Requires less stringent board fabrication tolerances, if

desired.

May be used with conductors which can be routed

between lands.

May reduce (circular pattern) or eliminate (rectangular

pattern) the number of off-grid mounting holes and lands.

The formed leads can provide the needed spacing func-

tion for flux removal and conformal coating.

This method requires considerably more mounting labor

and usually tooling or fixturing.

Care must be taken to assure that the lead forming pro-

cess does not unduly stress the leadhody interface seal.

More printed board area is taken up by the component

mounting pattern.

This method has the disadvantages common to all

unclinched lead mounting methods.

21 5.1.2 Lead Retention

Swaging or crimping of com-

ponent leads is done by either automatic tools or by hand

tools, some of which are power assisted. Leads are cut and

flattened close to the bottom surface of the printed board,

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leaving a spade-shaped area on the lead ends which, if the

diametrical clearance between lead and hole is not too

great, holds the component in the hole. Clinching, or bend-

over, of component leads is a method used by automatic

component insertion machines, and hand tools are also

available to perform the same function.

The method and means chosen for component retention

should take the following factors into consideration.

End use of assembly and possible need for repair; com-

ponent removal, replacement and resoldering without

damage to the printed boards, plated-through-holes and/or

lands. Straight through leads are the simplest in this

respect.

Stresses on leads at the junction of the component body,

especially for hermetically sealed or glass bodied compo-

nents.

Allowable distance from the bottom of the printed board

to the end of the component leads, and desirable solder

fillet.

Area and direction available for clinching or bend-over

without danger of proximity to other leads or conductors

which may result in shorts or solder bridges.

Possibility for internal voids and entrapments of flux

gases, etc., if leads are curved and bent inside the hole

contacting hole comers.

Hazards to personnel created by sharp or knife-like lead

ends.

Potential for fractured solder joints when leads are cut

after soldering.

Potential for lifted lands.

Requirement for lead ends to be covered with solder.

Applicable specification constraints on component reten-

tion techniques and results.

Lead forming is normally along the centerline of the com-

ponent and inward, back toward the body. The clinch is

either

90

or

45

.

(See Figure 21-6.) The length of the com-

ponent lead under the printed board is a function of the

lead diameter, as shown in Table 21-1. (Note: the clinched

lead length is measured parallel to the printed board, after

clinch.)

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Stand.off

from

Board

Optional

45'

Clinch

[Dimenslon

"C']

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Figure 21-6 Clinch Patterns

Table 21-1 Lead Clinch

Wire Diameter Minimum Clinch

[0.080 inch] [0.030 inch]

[0.20

inch]

2.0

mm 0.8mm 0.5 mm

Maximum Clinch

0.8 mm 1 .Omm

2.0

mm

[0.030 inch]

[0.040

inch] [0.080 inch]

1.0 mm

2.0

mm 1.3mm

[0.040

inch] [0.050 inch [0.080 inch]

1.3mm 1.5mm

2.0

mm

[0.050 inch] [0.060 inch] [0.80 inch]

The clinch length for the normal

90"

clinch pattern is mea-

sured from the centerline of the component lead as it

extends through the hole in the printed board. The mini-

mum clinch lengths for small diameter leads are somewhat

dependent on the hole diameter in the board. To maintain a

minimum clinch length, the hole size must not be more

than 0.36 mm larger than the component lead diameter.

When printed boards are drilled to close positional toler-

ances and with minimum recommended hole sizes, the

45

clinch length, dimension "C", may be as small as

0.8

times the lead diameter. This allows only 0.3 times the lead

diameter extending over the land. In this case two wire

diameters should be allowed for the distance below the

board.

Use of automatic insertion machines provides a built-in

means for holding of components. (For most reduced reli-

ability applications, the components need not be retained

rigidly in position during wave soldering.) Numerically

controlled insertion equipment provides for accurate place-

ment of components (if tape sequence and program are

correct). Inspection of automatically inserted components

is usually through a sampling plan and/or a first article

inspection to check out tape sequence and program.

21.5.1.3 Lead Cutting

Cutting of component leads may

be accomplished individually, by hand, or by automated

equipment. When automated lead cutting is used, it is usu-

ally necessary to retain the parts on the board during the

cutting process. Leads may be cut either before or after

soldering. However, cutting leads after soldering requires

that cutting methods, sharpness of cutting tools, lead mate-

rial, or procedures are such that they do not induce solder

fractures. Some government specifications require that the

leads clipped after soldering be reflowed to insure the

integrity of the solder joint. The retention method may also

serve to retain the parts during a second soldering

operation.

As with any cutting instrument, as blade usage on the auto-

matic lead cutter increases, cutting quality diminishes. In

some instances, the small lead section is not entirely

removed from the lead leaving a "flag" or "lid" attached

to the lead end.

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Surface mount components mounted to the bottom side of

the board may also interfere with the lead cutting

operation.

21.5.2 Clinched Leads

Clinching of leads prior to sol-

dering is commonplace, either as part of machine insertion

or following hand insertion. The substrate land configura-

tion and spacing to adjacent lands must be considered.

Clinching in line with traces is good practice and trimming

of leads before clinching is recommended where clinch

direction may cause shorting to adjacent lands. It is gener-

ally not felt to be necessary to clinch all leads of a multi-

leaded device unless required by the customer and equip-

ment class. The lead is passed through-the-board and is

clinched to make contact with the land or conductor and is

then soldered. The lead or terminal should make contact

with the conductor pattern before soldering. Leads should

not extend beyond the edge of their lands, however,

if

overlap does occur, the lead should never violate electrical

spacing requirements. The lead termination hole may be

supported by eyelets or plated-through- holes or it may be

unsupported.

The lead should be cut and clinched prior to the soldering

operation. The maximum height of lead spring back should

not exceed the maximum lead diameter plus 0.8 mm above

the plated surface or eyelet. See Figure 21-7.

As its name implies, the component leads for this method

are clinched to the printed board land after they have

passed through the lead hole.

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Figure 21-7 Clinched Leads

In addition to the considerations common to all straight-

through mounting methods, this method has the following

advantages:

A reinforced mounting hole is not required; tear drop and

offset lands can be used.

This method does afford some resistance to movement

during soldering.

This method has some of the disadvantages mentioned for

unclinched straight-through mounting, in addition:

Care must be taken when cutting the lead to length and

forming the clinch to assure that minimum conductor

clearances are provided when the clinched lead overhangs

the land.

The lead clinching operation, if not controlled properly,

can unduly stress the component lead-to-can body seal.

21 5.2.1 Preformed Leads

A slight modification of the

mounting method just described is the offset multiple lead

can mounting method with clinched leads. As shown in

Figure 21-8 this method adds the feature of having the

leads clinched to the conductor land after they pass through

their mounting holes.

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Figure 21-8 Offset Clinched Lead

21.5.2.2 Semi-Clinched Leads

(The lead is passed

through a hole in the board, cut to length, and soldered.)

When straight-through leads are used inconjunction with

unsupported holes, the leads should extend from

0.5

mm

minimum to

1.5

mm maximum from the surface of the foil.

When straight-through leads are used in conjunction with

plated- through holes or eyelets, the lead should extend at

least to the surface of the plating or rim of the eyelet and

no more than 2.3 mm from the plating surface eyelet.

Semi-clinched leads should be considered as straight-

through leads providing the degree of clinch meets the

requirements shown in Figure 21-9.

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Figure 21-9 Straight Through Leads (Semi-clinched

Leads)

21.6 Assembly

Some basic principles for assembly,

especially automated are:

Design to the minimum number of different components,

and purchase these to industry or prescribed standards for

automatic insertion.

Arrange all components on

X

and, if necessary,

Y

axes.

Also arrange components in columns andor rows, if pos-

sible.

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