[sdiy] Front panel and PCB design tactics

[Colin Hinz]

On Sun, 26 Apr 2015, Declare Update wrote:

> I have not found any reliable smd pots or jacks. I bite the bullet and use through hole for the panel components, then fill up the back with smd. the pj301m-12 jacks allow an soic-8 or a tssop-14 behind it, which is really great. I've recently started using PTA series sliders from bourns as well, and they leave a ton of open space on the back.
>
> I'd like to at least use smd headers for power, but would definitely worry about customer roughing them up.
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> But to be clear, it does suck having to pay someone to solder the through hole parts, and worse when it's me!
>
> Chris

Having serviced (or at least peered inside) a lot of inexpensive
consumer-electronics grade music gear lately, I'd say the industry
agrees with you. SMT everything, except for jacks and pots and the
occasional connector.

- Colin


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