Best small run PCB manufacturer

Klaus Jensen
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Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:54 am

Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.

Thanks,

Klaus

Winston
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:20 am

Klaus Jensen wrote:

Quote:

Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.

I've heard good things about Olimex though
I've not been a customer:
http://www.olimex.com/pcb/

--Winston

Dennis
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:27 am

"Klaus Jensen" <klausjensen_at_nutradyne.com> wrote in message
news:4f0e57bd.147062_at_news.tpg.com.au...

Quote:

Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.

Thanks,

Klaus

pcbcart.com

Used by myself and others here. No problems, quality & service is good.
Communications is good.

Rick
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:59 pm

"Dennis" <jon.dough_at_ithemorgue.com> wrote in message
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Quote:

"Klaus Jensen" <klausjensen_at_nutradyne.com> wrote in message
news:4f0e57bd.147062_at_news.tpg.com.au...
Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.

Thanks,

Klaus

pcbcart.com

Used by myself and others here. No problems, quality & service is good.
Communications is good.

pcbcart.com I have bought thousands of boards from them with no problem.

12 day delivery standard, overlay and mask no charge.

P E Schoen
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:21 pm

"Klaus Jensen" wrote in message news:4f0e57bd.147062_at_news.tpg.com.au...

Quote:

Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.

I have previously ordered from pcbcart and PCBfabExpress. But I am now using
www.eintervconnect.com. They were originally zoompcb.com. They have
reasonable prices and very good communication. Plus they are a US
manufacturer (Chicago) with their own fab so I don't mind paying a little
bit more.

Don't worry - I don't get kickbacks!

Paul

hamilton
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Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:35 pm

On 1/12/2012 9:21 AM, P E Schoen wrote:

Quote:

"Klaus Jensen" wrote in message news:4f0e57bd.147062_at_news.tpg.com.au...

Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.

I have previously ordered from pcbcart and PCBfabExpress. But I am now
using www.eintervconnect.com. They were originally zoompcb.com. They
have reasonable prices and very good communication. Plus they are a US
manufacturer (Chicago) with their own fab so I don't mind paying a
little bit more.

Don't worry - I don't get kickbacks!

Paul

www.eintervconnect.com

does not work.

P E Schoen
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:39 pm

"hamilton" wrote in message news:jen23r$mpc$1_at_dont-email.me...

Quote:

does not work.

Sorry.

http://www.eiconnect.com/default.aspx

and their old URL www.zoompcb.com redirects there.

Paul

TTman
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Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:14 pm

"Rick" <rike22_at_bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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"Dennis" <jon.dough_at_ithemorgue.com> wrote in message
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"Klaus Jensen" <klausjensen_at_nutradyne.com> wrote in message
news:4f0e57bd.147062_at_news.tpg.com.au...
Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.

Thanks,

Klaus

pcbcart.com

Used by myself and others here. No problems, quality & service is good.
Communications is good.

pcbcart.com I have bought thousands of boards from them with no problem.
12 day delivery standard, overlay and mask no charge.

Same here. Word of advice.... forget 'No solder mask' and 'no overlay'.

You'll only save a few pennies.
I used to use pcbexpress in the USA for small runs ( without mask/overlay
cos it was cheaper) then I found pcbcart....
They have on-line price calculator and shipping calculator so you will know
exactly the cost, less Duty,Vat,Customs Clearance in your country.....

Syd Rumpo
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:16 pm

On 12/01/2012 05:20, Winston wrote:

Quote:

Klaus Jensen wrote:
Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.

I've heard good things about Olimex though
I've not been a customer:
http://www.olimex.com/pcb/

--Winston

I've used Olimex a few times, albeit not for a couple of years. They
were very good value and quality.

Cheers
--
Syd

DA
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:25 pm

responding to
http://www.electrondepot.com/electrodesign/best-small-run-pcb-manufacturer-619528-.htm
DA wrote:

Winston wrote:

Quote:

I've heard good things about Olimex though
I've not been a customer:
http://www.olimex.com/pcb/

--Winston

I've used Olimex before and they were very good at actually getting me
through the process 'cause I did not have much experience in ordering
PCBs. They took just the Eagle file and basically processed it internally
and produced the boards. I think at the time I could have saved something
like $10 (on 10 very small boards) by going through Open PCB or BatchPCB
or other similar services but I would have to make sure I've done all the
layers Gerber files and the drill file correctly and it was not worth the
trouble for me. They've done a very good job overall, so I can defintiely
recommend them.

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hamilton
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:30 pm

Does anyone know of a Free DRC that is not connected to a PCB house ??

I have found the DRC program with 4pcb.com very useful.

By clicking on the FREEDFM link it sends me to another 4pcb page, so I
guess its their own work.

Thanks

don

Rich Webb
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:28 pm

On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:54:55 GMT, klausjensen_at_nutradyne.com (Klaus
Jensen) wrote:

Quote:

Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.

Perhaps the Fusion PCB service offered by Seeed Studios?
<http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/fusion-pcb-service-p-835.html?cPath=185>

Qty 10 of 10 cm x 10 cm, double-sided, PTH, HASL, mask and silkscreen
for US$25 for the lot (i.e., $2.50 / board), plus shipping from China.
Haven't used them but I'll probably give them a try for my next project.

I have used Sparkfun's Batch PCB service successfully but I'm not
familiar with their worldwide shipping capability.
http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Products

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

Rich Webb
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:30 pm

On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:25:20 +0000, DA
<info_at_cabling-design_dot_com_at_foo.com> wrote:

Quote:

responding to
http://www.electrondepot.com/electrodesign/best-small-run-pcb-manufacturer-619528-.htm
DA wrote:

Winston wrote:

I've heard good things about Olimex though
I've not been a customer:
http://www.olimex.com/pcb/

--Winston

I've used Olimex before and they were very good at actually getting me
through the process 'cause I did not have much experience in ordering
PCBs. They took just the Eagle file and basically processed it internally
and produced the boards. I think at the time I could have saved something
like $10 (on 10 very small boards) by going through Open PCB or BatchPCB
or other similar services but I would have to make sure I've done all the
layers Gerber files and the drill file correctly and it was not worth the
trouble for me. They've done a very good job overall, so I can defintiely
recommend them.

Download Viewmate (free!) from Pentalogix
http://www.pentalogix.com/viewmate.php. It's pretty easy to use and
gives you a third-party's software to check whether, e.g., your gerbers
and drill files line up correctly.

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

Jon Elson
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:05 pm

Klaus Jensen wrote:

Quote:

Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

Basic doubled sided. Less than 100 x 100mm in size.

Small runs: 10-25 pcs.

No overlay or mask. Cheap but nice.
I use E-Teknet in Arizona, US. They may not be the cheapest, but probably

pretty close. You get excellent quality, I have had over 100 designs done
with them. I have had all sorts of problems with boards done by other
outfits. My biggest pain was paying for electrical test, and then finding
shorts in boards AFTER all the parts were installed. This can be REALLY
difficult to fix on a 4- or 6-layer board.

Jon

RST Engineering
Guest

Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:10 pm

On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:54:55 GMT, klausjensen_at_nutradyne.com (Klaus
Jensen) wrote:

Quote:

Can anyone tell me, who are the currently preferred "economy" PCB
manufacturers operating online with worldwide postal delivery?

I've used Olimex (Bulgaria), PCB Cart (China) and Advanced Circuits
(Denver) all with excellent results.

Jim