gunrunnerjohn posted:Stan, makes sense, see the updated schematic.
GRJ, as we meticulously re-arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic...
As has been demonstrated by earlier "boutique" projects, the conundrum with surface mount is someone needs to supply the printed-wire board AND a kit of parts to make it practical. In this particular case, since a through-hole version fits/works fine, I wonder if a more appreciated physical product might be the albeit larger through-hole PCB? I realize we're just chatting here but it almost seems like you're about to release Gerbers* ?!
*an industry expression indicating ready-to-go with a circuit board.