Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "gettingalongwouldbenice"
<gettingalongwouldbenice@y...> wrote:
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> Thank goodness surface mound don't need no stinkin' holes ;-)
> mike
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I wish it were totally true!  Using SMDs, I can significantly reduce
my hole count but headers/power connections/vias all conspire against
me. Vias really start to add up on complex SMD boards.  I did do a
board that had 2 soics, lots of Rs and Cs but only 9 holes.  Gettin
close.