On 11/03/2018 17:18, alan_m wrote:
On 11/03/2018 08:36, Brian Gaff wrote:

The person who invented
surface mount has a lot to answer for.

But surface mount and greater integration is the reason you can put a
mobile phone in your pocket and it's not the size and weight of a house
brick.



Surface mount is repairable if you have the tools and skill.
From what I saw of the first series the experts weren't that skilful in
what they did.
The carpenter was probably the most skilful of them.