Homebrew PCBs

Hi Jim,

> They're not made for humans at all anymore. They're made for pick and place
> robots. I just bought a little memory stick at Walmart and it has a clear
> plastic case. Inside I can see surface mount resistors which must only be
> 2mm or less long and 1mm wide.

0603's are 0.060" x 0.030" (1.5mm x 0.75mm) These aren't too bad to deal with.
0402's are 0.040" x 0.020" (1mm x 0.5mm) These are strating to get
tiny, but are pretty standard on cell phone circuit boards. I solder
these very carefully, and try to ensure I have more than one left
because inevitably I'll breath too hard. These are very hard to find
on the floor.

0201's are becoming more popular Grrr. surface tension of the solder
on the tip of your soldering iron is now a pain.

And as Leon mentioned 01005 (half again as big). Thankfully I've never
had to deal with those.

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Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/