Are they worth the bother? For me with my advanced age, dodgy eyesight and unsteady hand, trying to mark out something that small on a PCB to be etched is a major PITA and a serious investment in effort and swearing. And I'm only using stone age size components, too: thru-hole, 8-pin, DIL packages. Do I *really* need to? The datasheet recommends it but I've always managed before without any.
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2 years ago