Decide on SMT for passive components

[DanielHull]

SMT's will be easier to fix if we keep them at 0806's. I'm worried the vias will lose connection with through holes (happened to me a lot) as components are replaced. Of course many of these like the electron will have to be on headers

[aforbis-stokes]

I'm ok with SMTs as long as they are components that will never need replacing. I have very little experience mounting SMTs, and I would not count on anyone in the field being able to replace/fix a damaged SMT. The only components I would see needing to replaced, though, are the LVR, timer blox pulse generator and then the external components that should connect via headers anyways (thermistors, Particle, etc)

[DanielHull]

Hmmm good thoughts. I find surface mounts much easier in replacing components. @mlp6 what do you think?