[sdiy] moving to SMD/SMT

[Paul Maddox]

John,

> Roman, I must say that it struck me as funny that you wrote, "...
> decide up front on one size of components. I'd suggest 0805. They are
> easily to handle and not so large and bulky as 1206."
> So, now we're calling some SMDs as large and bulky?!  ;-)

yep, the 1206 is quite bulky, and anything smaller than 0805 you can loose.
Trust me, I've seen a guy sneeze into a box of 0201 parts and watch them fly
*everywhere*

for prototyping 0805 is the best compromise between small and 'managable'.

Paul