1206 is very easy to solder by hand.  When you get down to 0608=
 or smaller it becomes a real pain to hand solder, I recommend=
 bigger SMT parts if you're making these by yourself.  Even the=
 big SMT parts are still much smaller than their Thru-Hole=
 brothers.

SO-8 and the other SO devices are pretty easy to solder as well=
 so you can't go wrong with those.

Bigger the better IMO.

Original Message -----------------------
Hello All,

I am drawing a schematic in Eagle for my first smt board.  After=
 looking through the myriad of available smt packages for=
 discrete components in the rcl library, the fundamental question=
 is: which component package is best for my application?  Are=
 there any general guidelines for choosing packages?  For=
 example, when using a smt resistor, which package is the most=
 common, the M1206?

Thanks
Bob

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