[Elecraft] OT: SMT kits?

[Sandy W5TVW]

As I said, I think the "soldering" part would be the least bothersome part of
assembling SMD board.  (PROVIDED...the assembler KNOWS HOW to solder!...
this was one of the BIGGEST problems I encountered fixing Heathkit stuff
other people put together.  Some looked like they used a heated mail for a soldering
iron!)
The biggest problem would be positioning and handling the components!
At least I think this would be the "kink" for people who KNOW how to
solder correctly!

73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: SMT kits?


| I wrote:
|
| >> SMT construction is specifically designed *only*  for machine
| >> assembly.  IMO, any SMT kit must come with almost all the SMT
| >> components pre-assembled to the PC boards to be acceptable.
|
| To which Blake responded:
|
| >Misinformation.
|
| The fact that some humans can manage to assemble some SMT components with varying
degrees of inconvenience does *not* alter the fact that SMT component packages *are*
designed first and foremost to facilitate machine assembly.  No designer of an SMT
component package ever sat down and added "ease of human manual assembly" to the list
of design criteria he had to meet.
|
| The second sentence began with "IMO" ("in my opinion").  An opinion expressing
personal preference is not "misinformation."  It *is* a fact that a manually
assembled SMT kit is unacceptable to me (and many many other likely kit builders).
|
| > I like SMT much better...  No board flipping and lead clipping.
|
| I'll accept that as a statement of personal preference.  Otherwise I might make the
same mistake and write "Misinformation!"
|
| 73
| Mike / KK5F
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