I recently burnt an inductor in the flight controller of my fpv drone. I bought a new one to replace it with, however, I could not find any SMD ones that would fit so I bought a THT one (with the same inductance). But because of its size, it is difficult to find a place for it. The only way I found was to place it like in the picture, and it seems to work. I only have a basic knowledge of electronics, but I was wondering if the long legs could potentially be a problem? I think the inductor is a part of a dc to dc converter used for some peripherals that don't use a lot of power, but there are wires a few centimeters from it that carry 10 to 60A.
Also, the legs are high enough that they can't touch anything on the board.
Also, the legs are high enough that they can't touch anything on the board.