It is a skill issue but they are flimsy. I was replacing switches on a mouse PCB the other day and without even using a desoldering gun, just wick, two pads lifted off. They're just so delicate.
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SMD is a pain in the neck to solder and rework
Unless you need the component density, why not use through-hole?
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Skill issue. Or you can just order SMT assembly with the pcb, it's real cheap nowadays.
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It is a skill issue but they are flimsy. I was replacing switches on a mouse PCB the other day and without even using a desoldering gun, just wick, two pads lifted off. They're just so delicate.
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Not all of us have the delicate hands of Chinese children
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You can get some nice aesthetics if you're using through-hole components and a beige PCB, too. I always wanted to make a nixie clock like that.
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SMDcels seething at thru hole chads
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