Homebrew PCBs

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:09:12 +0100, derekhawkins <eldata@...> wrote:

> Tapes are really intended for pick and place machines. But you knew
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> that. A cut tape purchase simply means they cut a piece off with the
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> quantity you ordered.

Yes, but they can't simply put them in a box with some antistatic foam  
these days - without the palstic packaging they would get lost.

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>> Stupid people! why can't they use DIL?
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> Then you'll be complaing that your cellphone was too be big...."Why
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> can't they make <whatever> smaller?". More than likely, available
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> package choices depends on the demand for those packages.
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I will never ever complain a phone is too big! If they would just rip out  
all the junk that i don't need and put in a simple circuit that actually  
allows you to call someone there wouold be plenty of space to use "sane"  
smd components. But wait, they did that, and i have such a phone....

ST