OT Troubleshooting: Old computers with modern parts

[Peter C. Wallace]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, woodelf wrote:

> Eric Smith wrote:
>
>> In general, if you want to build things with state-of-the-art chips,
>> you're going to have to deal with SMT, whether you want to or not.
>> 
>> 
> I would rather not. SMT is something my craftmanship can't handle. Mostly I 
> still
> would like to say with 5 volt logic and DIP/PLCC packaging because they are 
> still
> easy to get prototypes PCB's made for them. I am not quite ready to try the 
> 'toaster
> oven' just yet.
>
>> Eric
>> 
>
>

Regular .050" lead pitch SMT parts are very easy to hand solder. Certainly not 
a lot harder than DIPs. Heck I've done .8 mm ball pitch BGAs (CSP) with 
nothing more than flux and a Grainger hot air gun...

Peter Wallace