>I'm looking at a SOIC-28 '876 and a SMT resonator
>at present.. Also some D2PAK (TO-252?) MOSFETs and
>mainly 0805 size resistors and caps.. Any hints?

This sort of stuff should not pose any problems. Surface mount stuff is
routinely used in space electronics - it is almost impossible to get through
hole mounting passive components that are qualified now. Things like
transistors mounted on heatsinks need suitable flexible wires to their leads
to prevent leads shearing off at the PCB or package.

Typically large (as in CKR06 type capacitors or similar) components which
have minimal self support on (typically) two leads require staking using an
epoxy abutment to support the component mass.

May not be a problem for amateur rocketry, but we have to test at random
waveform of around 9G for a minute or more, these sorts of things do break.

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList
mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu