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hello all,

there was a discussion along these lines on the Oakley list not long ago
in my opinion having to work with SMD would start to take the fun out of the
kits
they're a nice little stress free zone - i've only ever had experience of
SMD once, and it was not fun at all
if there were a good way of converting SMD to DIP size i'd be interested, i
think i'd also be prepared too shell out an extra $30 for the DIP version
but as paul said previously, most of his modules are now pre-assembled - so
excluding SMD stuff for the benefit of kit builders would could be
detrimental to the programme

i think craig got it in a nutshell earlier:
"I don't think I mind too much, at least not for the not-so-teeny devices
you're talking about. These days having so much stuff in surface mount
probably means dealing with it eventually, and I may as well learn it from
the school of MOTM."

maybe we could be eased into the SMD thing gently - first SMD kit - a nice
spacious board & low parts count

cheers
paul b