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Originally Posted by MazdaMatt
people can't open up today's electronic products and fix them like they used to.
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can't or don't? Or maybe I'm not human?
@Paul, don't let surface-mount stop you, there are many many benefits to surface mount.
If you are just worried about soldering to the surface-mount chip then get a Schmart board (
SchmartBoard - The world's best circuit prototyping system ) or a dip adapter and have somebody else do the SMD soldering.
SMD soldering isn't all that hard, you just need a steady hand, keen eye, and a nice sharp ~15watt iron. Here is my PCI-e x1 video card with a repair because I was over-zealous with the dremel.
