On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Steven Michalske <smichal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Feb 24, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Bob Paddock wrote: > >> To DJ's comment. We usually do go with pre-programmed parts >> eventually. Solder jumpers >> are a really bad idea when doing anything more than few boards. Even >> zero ohm resisters jumpers >> cost real money. > > > I believe it was my comment that referenced DJ's solder jumpers.
Yes, sorry. > Solder jumpers are not always a really bad idea. They can be hand populated > much easier than 0 ohm resistors and cost less. I'll stand by what I said. Solder jumpers are a bad idea in any quantity beyond a few prototypes. > After the design is finalized a new board can be spun that shorts the jumper > with copper. I agree. > This jumper is much easier to apply than a resistor by an operator. A hot > iron and solder are the only things needed, not tweezers or parts. > > #2 is used to manufacture products built on the millions of units scale. I don't want to pay a person to solder that many jumpers. Not a good use of their skills. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user