Comment on The Insourcing BoomparentComments−sliverstorm13yThese days just about any surface mount part should be assumed to have been attached by a machine, and for very good reason.I am capable of assembly with 402 and 603, but I can't even begin to imagine that going well on an assembly line.(805 is somewhere around the size of small rice, 402 is half that size)−juiceandjuice13yYeah, I don't mind doing QFP and SMD resistors (actually QFP is pretty quick when you get used to it), but individual resistors take forever.Also, I forgot to mention most processors are BGA packages AFAIK, so impossible to actually solder manually.
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These days just about any surface mount part should be assumed to have been attached by a machine, and for very good reason.
I am capable of assembly with 402 and 603, but I can't even begin to imagine that going well on an assembly line.
(805 is somewhere around the size of small rice, 402 is half that size)
Yeah, I don't mind doing QFP and SMD resistors (actually QFP is pretty quick when you get used to it), but individual resistors take forever.
Also, I forgot to mention most processors are BGA packages AFAIK, so impossible to actually solder manually.