For hand soldering which footprint variation are people using? My existing passive footprints are very generous in length making for very easy assembly by hand. I would like to get some smaller footprints that are not too difficult for hand assembly. The IPC M footprints do not look too difficult. For an 0603 (1608 metric) there is apx 20mils of a pad beyond the component ends. With the 20mil Metcal tip this should be too difficult.
For an automated assembly has anyone used the IPC L series footprints? I am curious as to yield differences between L and N series. (* jcl *) -- You can't create open hardware with closed EDA tools. http://www.luciani.org _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
