[sdiy] KORG to Remake ARP Odyssey

[The Old Crow]

   In my case once I had the right tools SMT is much easier to work 
with.  Assembly goes 2x faster simply from not having to dress and clip 
lead wires.  Substituting things like resistors and caps takes half the 
time as you just use the hot forceps to dismount a part, and install 
another part.

   They only problem in my case is my aging eyes have a hard time with 
parts smaller than 0805.  Dropping an SMT part is a bit of a trade-off 
though: you will have a real fun time searching for it, but at least it 
won't be found by a bare foot stepping on a lead. ;)

Crow
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On 2/17/2014 8:25 PM, Eric Brombaugh wrote:
>
> Actually, I have heard someone say something akin to #3. I'd be 
> willing to believe that's true for some of the less experienced 
> hardware hackers out there, although my advice to them is to get with 
> the times. Come on into the SMT pool - the water is fine! :)
>
> Eric
>
> (now where did I put my +3 diopter reading glasses....)
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