On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:40 PM, solarwind wrote: > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Herbert Graf wrote: >> Use a cheap drill press. >> >> Other then that, use SMT parts as much as possible, nothing better then >> not even having to drill holes in the board. > > And I suppose certain parts can be MADE to be surface mount? For > example, bend the pins on a DIP package, bend the pins on though hole > resistors, capacitors and so on? This will work, but not if the circuit is subject to much vibration. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markrages@midwesttelecine.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist