Hood Amp Bridge

[makinrose]

No it is a stupid chassis.
It is just for testing.

Under because the heatsink is then bolted.
It is easy to service. If anything should be done with the bridge you can just unscrew the whole thing.
All the rest is reachable from above like it should be.

Never ask why something is done. People have different views.
How big is the chance other folk would approach it just the way you would?

This is the most stable solution.
Leads can always bend or break if they are hanging in the air.

I don't like your judgement "starting off at the wrong foot".
Everybody has their own way of doing things, let's celebrate that.

I know the reply that criticized the placement of the bridge could be read as untactful, but I think the point is that placing a component under a turret board that presumably will have more parts and leads running it may make it hard to access in the future.  I'm not sure it is important because solid-state rectifiers so rarely fail.  I will however say that having flying leads when done well is not problematic.  I have 1941 Gibson amp in my shop right now that was built entirely point to point. It's a pain to service but the build is very robust.