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 ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################