I, for one, would love an all SMD kit. 0201 chip passives and BGA would be too hard core, but 0402+ and gullwings... bring on the cut-tape and tubes baby. Soldercream anyone?
John On 6/3/11 9:12 PM, Doug Person wrote: > I don't particularly like working with SMDs. Bu, facing the inevitable, > I just ordered a stereo microscope designed for working with them wee > little parts. That, a hot air rework station and a vacuum picker and I > think I'm set. I built one small SMD kit. And like I said - I don't > really enjoy it. The parts are pain to work with. > > Doug -- K0DXV > > On 6/3/2011 7:04 PM, John Ragle wrote: >> I think this is a basic misunderstanding of the rhetoric. "The last of >> the through-hole kits" does not imply that the K2 will (or will not) be ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
