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Who created MELFs and who hurt them? (self.askelectronics)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Fosheze to c/[email protected]

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Seriously, what sadist saw a flat PCB surface, flat pick and place machine heads, and said "lets create a round component"?

Joking aside I am genuinely curious what advantage the MELF design actually offers. I know they're a pain to get a machine to place properly, they have more solder flow issues than components with flat leads, and they seem like they would be harder to manufacture too. So why a round component? Anyone here have any insight on why they even exist?

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[–] OogieBoogieMan 2 points 9 months ago

Sorry for the slow response. I've seen the conversation has continued so this matters less now... But. Our guy that used them retired a few months back. And to your point, he was a misanthrope