LPSU choices, new contender.....

[BrokeLinuxPhile]

SMD isn't that bad in terms of cost.  1% tol and lower is pretty common these days.  Don't even need SMD for that precision.  I used .1% RCD thru hole resistors in my tube head amp power supply and love them.

 

Cost on the other hand, several dollars each, SMD would be a fraction of that.  You can find wholesaler deals if you are patient and good at hunting though, military contracts lose funding and liquidate assets all the time.

[BrokeLinuxPhile]

Been working more with microcontrollers so been doing more with SMD.  Small wattage axial metal film leads are just too damn delicate and break all the time.  I'm blind as a bat with nerve issues in my left arm, so if I can do it anyone can.  Plenty of bright light from multiple angles, and I take plenty of breaks.