[sdiy] Humans are not Becoming Smaller (was: SMD comming your way)

[R. D. Davis]

Quothe Magnus Danielson, from writings of Sun, May 29, 2005 at
12:49:16PM +0200:
> Not to mention the floor in that whole area. I'd say your at least 10 meters
> walking distance from non-ESD floorspace where you sit.

Who in their right mind wants all that needless complexity?
Anti-static tweezers, anti-static soldering irons, extra large areas
of non-ESD floorspace, magnifying glasses for all assembly work, etc.,
humbug!  With the types of circuits and equipment that we're building,
circuit boards, chasis, etc. don't have to be tiny.  It's bad enough
that some people are miniaturizing switches, jacks, plugs and other
controls as if people are shrinking as well, but the fact is, people
are not shrinking in size.  

Again, please pay attention to this, some people on this list don't
appear to realize, or be able to comprehend, the following: humans are
not shrinking in size so as to be able to find vastly smaller
components more convenient for SDIY.

There's no need to make everything so small that circuit design,
building, modification, troubleshooting, repair, etc. becomes an
inconvenience.  Hobbies should be fun, as should careers, so there's
no reason to be working with such small devices in many instances, for
the purposes of an income or a hobby.

Remember, if it's a nuisance to assemble, it's going to be even more
of a nuisance to modify.  The more tiny parts that hobbyists, small
businesses, etc. start buying, the fewer the larger, through-hole,
components will be sold, and that might be enough to convince some
lower-volume suppliers, that sell to hobbyists and small businesses,
to stop carrying the larger components.  

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