>>> How about no *part numbers*
>>> on the PCBs
>>
>> Why would that be a problem? The only time I need the part 
> numbers (!=
>> part values) is when I am bug-hunting and I need to find a 
> particular
>> part. For that I open eagle with part numbers visible
> 
> ??? then you never had 200 capacitors and 300 resistors on 
> one board right ?
> It's difficult to find the part even with assembly drawing magnified 8
> times and printed on paper in different colours for component silk,
> component number and route on the mounting layer...

No, i have never dealt with a PCB of that complexity, but I answered
someone who was alarmed at the idea of a PCB without part numbers. If
finding the part numbers on a multi-color (probably magnified) printout
is difficult I don't think part numbers on the silkscreen will make
things easier!

Wouter van Ooijen

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