If we are talking about through hole devices I always understood that this was originally  to
provide a certain amount of lock in to the board.

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Lon Weffers <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 10:09 AM
Subject: [TN] ic-packages


> Good morning technetters,
>
> I wonder (quite a long time)why manufacturers produce their Ic-packages with
> slant leads? We , and a lot of other subcontractors, have to form the leads
> straight.
>
> I am curious waht the answer will be to this direly question.
>
> Greetings Lon

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