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From: bleys@tronsbox.UUCP (Bill Cavanaugh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A500 hardware problem
Message-ID: <25a3f1f0:3666.1comp.sys.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jan 90 03:00:43 GMT
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Just a note:  I used to stuff circuit boards for a living, and believe me,
in a modern shop, the length of the leads isn't under human control after
the first few boards.  There are "assembly aids" that move the board until
the place for the component is centered, point a lighted arrow at where the
component should go (polarity is indicated), move the drawer containing the
proper component under your hand, and, after the component is placed in the
board, bend and trim the leads.  The finished board is inserted into a "wave
solder" machine, which passed the board over aeater , then a few microns
over a pool of molten solder, which follows the heat up the contact to the
board.

Once the lead length is set, whether right or wrong, it's set for good. 
Sounds like for that production run, "wrong" is the operative word... :(