On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:28:04 -0800, Jake Brownson wrote: > > Mr Design, go for it. Us 'ole guys have been proven wrong before... I am not > > afraid of being proven wrong...I can take it. > > So what do you "ole guys" use for prototyping? Just solder everything? > Or is there some other technique I don't know about? This 'ole guy' just double-checks the design, crosses his fingers and sends a PCB out to fab... especially for developing a commercial product which is gonna be PCB anyway. If you get lucky, you'll be 95% right, and some work with an x-acto knife and soldering iron will get your prototype working. Then make a rev B board and you're in business. The first PCB you design takes forever. After you've learned the software it's not bad at all. What is your time worth? Does your design have any parts that only come in SMT packages? Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- You think that it is a secret, but it never has been one. - fortune cookie -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist