[sdiy] To SMT orNot to SMT.. that is my question

[nvawter at media.mit.edu]

"Guest," who designed the audio codec shield for http://openhardwarelabs.com ,
told me he had received numerous requests from people who wanted to  
build the SMT board by hand, including its ~20 pin SMT codec, so he  
offered a number of the boards to people in unassembled form.

I get the feeling many people are starting from SMT instead of DIP.

So, good for them.  I am enjoying SMT, too, nothing smaller than 0805  
please :)

But the real problem is that DIP is so easy I can watch movies, etc.   
As opposed to SMT, where I spend the evening squinting into a  
binocular scope and listening to the radio.  That's the real trade-off  
for me.  I kind of prefer the through-hole for that reason.

Can you please tell us more about your analog card?


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Quoting Michael Bachman <bachmanm50 at gmail.com>:

> OK, I just spent the last year working on a analog sound card.
>
> It was at the point of needing a revision.. so I did it.. in SMT.
>
> Now I am wondering if this was a mistake..(and big waste of my Holiday
> vacation)
> Can your average DIYer build and SMT board?
>
> The smallest part is a SOT23, resistors and caps are 1206, the ICs are
> all SOIC.. no fine pitch.
>
> I don't see any DIY kits out there in SMT.. they are all still TH.
>
> The size is nice, a 35% reduction  and SMT parts are more
> prevalent..stuffing houses love SMT...but I am about to rip up the
> whole layout and go back to TH.
>
> Opinions?
>
> Mike
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