Quoting "Alan B. Pearce" <Alan.B.Pearce@stfc.ac.uk>:

>> and 0603 or 0805 passives.  (0603 seems to be "the norm"
>> when small pcb size isn't a top priority).
>
> Well, I would say that 1208 is the norm if space isn't a priority. I
> definitely wouldn't recommend 0603 until one is somewhat skilled, especially
> if you don't have the right tools and need to change components.
>

Shouldn't that be "1206" (rather than 1208)?

BTW, as your resistor size comes down, so does its power-handling  
capability, so you need to start thinking about this every where you  
substitute through-hole components for SMT components.  As a start, I  
highly recommend using 1206 first, and maybe get a few 0805's (just to  
see if you can do them).  You can put 0805's on the same pads setup  
for 1206's for now.

Cheers,
-Neil.


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