On Wed, 2009-07-22 at 17:32 -0400, Olin Lathrop wrote:
> Herbert Graf wrote:
> > Absolutely, if that's your fancy. Personally I'd just stock up on
> > large SMT components, i.e. 1206 size resistors and caps. For ICs many
> > of the newer better ones now are only available in SMT, so your
> > choice is often made for you.
> 
> 1206 is rather big.  0805 is still easy to handle, but takes less space and
> parts are more widely and cheaply available.  I use 0805 when there is no
> reason to use anything different, like small size or high power.

You are right Olin, and actually you bring up another point which I
hadn't considered: 1206 is sometimes hard to source. Many of the larger
distros mostly carry 0805 and smaller, so I agree with Olin and modify
my recommendation: it's better to go with 0805.

TTYL



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