Electronic – Resistors soldered 1cm off board

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I've got a 8 year old pair of powered studio monitors that have recently started hissing for about 5-10 minutes after being powered on from being completely off. The culprit was some bad caps that I am replacing. While I was at it, I noticed that there are two large resistors coming from a bridge rectifier that are positioned in such a way that they are 1cm vertical from the board. I was wondering, is there any reason for resistors, or other components for that matter, to be soldered in such a manner?

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Best Answer

The resistors are spaced away from the PC Board so as to allow better cooling.

One side benefit of doing this is that heat damage to the PCB is reduced or eliminated.

It is common to see discolored circuit board under and around resistors that run hot. Spacing the resistor away from the board both helps keep the resistor cool as well as minimizing board discoloration and damage.