On Wednesday 28 April 2004 04:40 am, ballendo wrote:
> >Roy wrote of SMD's:
> >That's someplace else I have no intention of going. That stuff
> >does provide some benefit, to be sure, in terms of component
> >density and especially for manufacturing in large quantities, but
> >again, I don't see me getting into any of that sort of thing.
> Common through hole parts are being discontinued with amazing
> regularity. Plan now your shift towards SMT and D or regret it
> later...
Not too likely. I've scrapped enough stuff over the past several decades that
I think it unlikely that I'll run out of parts any time soon. As long as I'm
willing to work with somewhat dated technology, which I've decided I'm okay
with. If it's that "new", then I'll just get a board someplace and use it
(as I'm doing with most of the computer stuff these days).
My eyes aren't what they used to be, and as far as handling teeny little
parts go, my fingers seem to have gotten bigger or something.:-)
So no, for hobby stuff I don't plan on going there.