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| I can't stand seeing or using non-SMD parts. Am I sick? |
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| mrburnzie:
Just to throw in my two cents... I think that through hole components (most of them) have reached the "back-to-the-old-times project" type. Where if you want to build something vintage, you use through hole components. |
| SiliconWizard:
I don't miss TH whatsoever. (If I miss it sometimes, it's just for nostalgia for this period, but not for anything technical.) My only gripe is with SMD connectors. Many are too fragile for my taste compared to their TH counterparts. |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: Red Squirrel on September 26, 2019, 01:23:45 pm ---All that only really applies if you have a PCB made though, ex: higher volume. Would not bother getting a PCB made for a one of project. Doing SMD with bread boards or perfboards is not very fun. Doable, but through hole is easier. I mostly work with through hole myself but once I decide I want to get a PCB made for a project that I want many of then I'll probably convert a lot of stuff to SMD. --- End quote --- I prefer SMD for self-etched PCBs because I don't have to drill all those damn holes. I rarely etch my own boards anymore but I still do now and then when I only need one of something and I want it now. |
| tautech:
--- Quote from: james_s on September 28, 2019, 10:28:30 pm --- --- Quote from: Red Squirrel on September 26, 2019, 01:23:45 pm ---All that only really applies if you have a PCB made though, ex: higher volume. Would not bother getting a PCB made for a one of project. Doing SMD with bread boards or perfboards is not very fun. Doable, but through hole is easier. I mostly work with through hole myself but once I decide I want to get a PCB made for a project that I want many of then I'll probably convert a lot of stuff to SMD. --- End quote --- I prefer SMD for self-etched PCBs because I don't have to drill all those damn holes. --- End quote --- Holes are not at all hard to drill with just a Dremel press and HSS bits in phenolic PCB material. Go to FR4 and drilling is harder. |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: tautech on September 28, 2019, 10:36:33 pm ---Holes are not at all hard to drill with just a Dremel press and HSS bits in phenolic PCB material. Go to FR4 and drilling is harder. --- End quote --- They're not hard to drill, I have a self made precision drill press with carbide bits but it's still tedious to drill several hundred holes. |
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