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RE: [motm] Re: building the 480

2005-03-05 by Adam Schabtach

> Actually, I like the prepopulated boards.  Yes, I enjoy putting together
> the module kits, but populating and soldering the resistors (and the
> decoupling caps) has always  been my 'least favorite' (to put it
> mildly) part of building a module.  I vote for more prepopulated boards.

Amusingly enough, my preferences are opposite: I think stuffing boards is
more fun than the mechanical assembly and running the board-to-panel wires.
That said, the presence or absence of a pre-stuffed board has little to do
with my purchasing decisions.

--Adam

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