On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 11:04 PM, Robert Dvoracek wro= te: > 0603 are tiny and really difficult to work with manually. > 0805 are about the smallest components I can work with and keep my sanity= .. I find 0603 to be ok for me, at least for now. I am able to do both manual pick and place when I have a stencil, or even solder them by hand, though it isn't exactly speedy. > Those protection diodes are good to have and cover all possible bases, bu= t probably aren't needed unless your load has enough inductive energy to ex= ceed Vds or Vgs. > What I do sometimes in my prototypes is lay out the optional components t= hat may become necessary, buy a few and experiment to see what will work. > If it turns out that one of them is unnecessary, just leave it out of the= final design. Yep, that is my plan! Josh --=20 A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .