<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Rocky Mountain SMTA Brings its A-Game to the 2015 Expo at Mile High Stadium</title><link>/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/rocky-mountain-smta-brings-its-a-game-to-the-2015-expo-at-mile-high-stadium</link><description>Last week the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) held their 2015 expo at the United Club of Mile High Stadium (home of the Denver Broncos). The event, which was free to the public, brought together anyone relate</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Rocky Mountain SMTA Brings its A-Game to the 2015 Expo at Mile High Stadium</title><link>https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/rocky-mountain-smta-brings-its-a-game-to-the-2015-expo-at-mile-high-stadium</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:45:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5248b4cd-9b3a-4089-85c7-fc79f554cc55</guid><dc:creator>DAB</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Good post.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes, SMT looks complicated until you look back at how we built circuit boards in the 1970s using tape and photo-reduction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I will say that the SMT parts are too small for my big fingers, but then I am past the days of building my own circuits.&amp;nbsp; Especially since you can by assembled boards for the price of some components.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good job,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DAB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=19856&amp;AppID=36&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>