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I think the likely problem with that approach is that for very large caps, in an environment with vibration, you need to attach them to something (the board) to keep the leads from breaking due to strain. ~Phil I was thinking of it as the cap's still on the board, but recessed a little into a recta...

Great stuff in this build! Excuse my ignorance as I've just joined this forum yesterday, and don't have any design OR build experience, but would it be possible to lower the big filter cap by sinking it into a wide slot cut in the board? If that cap is 54mm dia, a one-inch width slot could drop it a...