Path: ...!local-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.supernews.com!news.supernews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:28:17 +0000 From: john larkin Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: hobby electronics Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:28:17 -0700 Message-ID: User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 15 X-Trace: sv3-ufwDiNpmOKr2YXKw+DcucsbXoTzQR4HZBIyzIcl3iZuqo1HXzZhaVMEMgRKalPO2s7faoNKFnI8KTEY!pQBr2jafYQELWeFN8x8edXe9oUcT7KyO4CF0cuNLJV7BgSUrMwf6QibSzUaPqPyM9CIeB3u4E7Mn!t4Cygw== X-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/abuse.html X-DMCA-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 1484 It's my opinion that there are few hobbyists that really work with parts and make circuits, and most EE grads are EE/CE dual majors that code more than they solder, and don't have instincts for electricity. Here's a youtube on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLnolhyT5SI Some of these guys blame surface mount, which seems wrong to me. There are lots of thru-hole parts and parts kits around. I'd like to hire a few kids who love component-level electronics, but they are hard to find.