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    I would also assume that the design was more to avoid mechanical than electrical damage - A power supply of that time had to consists of some pretty heavy components (transformator, large capacitors, large inductors) that were hard to mechanically fix with the solder joints on the PCB only. Commented Aug 8, 2017 at 10:25