Wayne wrote: ...it can require a lot of practice, patience, steady nerves, unimpaired vision, and specialized tools. ---
Good points, especially when it comes to identifying parts. My experience has been mostly in fixing something. I replace one or two SMDs and I'm done. But reading the identifying marks on some of them darn near requires a microscope! Building a whole rig from a box (or thimblefull) of 100 or 200 such devices might be a bit more of a challenge... Also, I cringe when I find a dense board mixed with through-hole stuff. The big parts almost always make it really tough and time-consuming to work with SMDs using simple, non-specialized tools. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
