Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>> While thru hole is a good idea for most parts, I don't like it for
>> external connectors that will take some mechanical stress.
>
> s/thru hole/smd/ ?

Oops, yes.  Surface mount (SMD, SMT, other TLAs?) is a good idea for most
parts, except those that have to take mechanical stress.  Sorry for the
confusion.


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