Jim:
I used to design electronic instrumentation at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, usually built under my direct supervision by the very competent
technicians in my research group. However, when we came to installing SMT,
we always farmed it out to an expert SMT constructor (a young woman
Like it or not, we are seeing another transition in kit building. Just
as some of us witnessed the transition from tubes to transistors, we
are now seeing the beginning of the transition from parts with leads
to SMT. I would guess that in ten years or so it will be
increasingly difficult
Even though I have used SMT parts in my personal projects Craig, I agree
with most of what you have said, and avoid them in projects aimed at kit
builders. I will take exception, however, with your last statement. We
are well past the point where every variety of IC is available in both
SMT
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