Mark Shriver
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:46 am
What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
TTman
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:18 am
"Mark Shriver" <markshriver_at_interluck.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I use pcbcart.com in China. Excellent service.
hamilton
Guest
Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:14 pm
TTman wrote:
Quote:
"Mark Shriver" <markshriver_at_interluck.com> wrote in message
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What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I use pcbcart.com in China. Excellent service.
How fast do they get your boards back ?? ( pcbcart.com that is )
hamilton
Charlie E.
Guest
Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:55 pm
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:46:56 GMT, markshriver_at_interluck.com (Mark
Shriver) wrote:
Quote:
What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I have been using
www.4pcb.com, they are here in the states, give good
service, and reasonable prices. Waiting for a shipment now, in fact!
Charlie
hamilton
Guest
Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:35 pm
Charlie E. wrote:
Quote:
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:46:56 GMT, markshriver_at_interluck.com (Mark
Shriver) wrote:
What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I have been using
www.4pcb.com, they are here in the states, give good
service, and reasonable prices. Waiting for a shipment now, in fact!
Charlie
4pcb is one of those board houses that charge and extra $50 if more then
one design is on a pcb order.
Their $33 special is not so special.
You HAVE to order 4 boards ( so thats $132 ).
If the board contains more then one design, thats an extra $50 !! ( for
a total of $182 plus shipping)
or if you want to step-n-repeat, thats an extra $50 !!
I do like their 1-day (cough,cough) program though.
hamilton
TTman
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:00 pm
"hamilton" <hamilton_at_nothere.com> wrote in message
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TTman wrote:
"Mark Shriver" <markshriver_at_interluck.com> wrote in message
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What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I use pcbcart.com in China. Excellent service.
How fast do they get your boards back ?? ( pcbcart.com that is )
hamiltonu chose, 7, or 14 days I think. I few cents extra for 7 days
George Herold
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:32 pm
On Mar 11, 1:35 pm, hamilton <hamil...@nothere.com> wrote:
Quote:
Charlie E. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:46:56 GMT, markshri...@interluck.com (Mark
Shriver) wrote:
What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I have been usingwww.4pcb.com, they are here in the states, give good
service, and reasonable prices. Waiting for a shipment now, in fact!
Charlie
4pcb is one of those board houses that charge and extra $50 if more then
one design is on a pcb order.
Their $33 special is not so special.
You HAVE to order 4 boards ( so thats $132 ).
If the board contains more then one design, thats an extra $50 !! ( for
a total of $182 plus shipping)
or if you want to step-n-repeat, thats an extra $50 !!
I do like their 1-day (cough,cough) program though.
hamilton- Hide quoted text -
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You use to be able to click on the 4 number and just order 3 boards,
that might have changed. They charge us the extra $50 if you panalize
the board make several copies. I've never been charged extra for
having more than one design on an order. I use to do this all the
time, layout the board a few different ways and see if there was any
difference. Maybe they now charge for this also?
George H.
Joerg
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:47 pm
hamilton wrote:
Quote:
Charlie E. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:46:56 GMT, markshriver_at_interluck.com (Mark
Shriver) wrote:
What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I have been using
www.4pcb.com, they are here in the states, give good
service, and reasonable prices. Waiting for a shipment now, in fact!
Charlie
4pcb is one of those board houses that charge and extra $50 if more then
one design is on a pcb order.
Their $33 special is not so special.
You HAVE to order 4 boards ( so thats $132 ).
If the board contains more then one design, thats an extra $50 !! ( for
a total of $182 plus shipping)
How would they know if you'd add a few dummy traces across the area you
want to send your saw through?
[...]
--
Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/
"gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam.
Use another domain or send PM.
hamilton
Guest
Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:25 pm
Joerg wrote:
Quote:
hamilton wrote:
Charlie E. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:46:56 GMT, markshriver_at_interluck.com (Mark
Shriver) wrote:
What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I have been using
www.4pcb.com, they are here in the states, give good
service, and reasonable prices. Waiting for a shipment now, in fact!
Charlie
4pcb is one of those board houses that charge and extra $50 if more
then one design is on a pcb order.
Their $33 special is not so special.
You HAVE to order 4 boards ( so thats $132 ).
If the board contains more then one design, thats an extra $50 !! (
for a total of $182 plus shipping)
How would they know if you'd add a few dummy traces across the area you
want to send your saw through?
[...]
I have not tested how close 4pcb look.
I just ordered a pcb from PCBCART.com.
Its my first order with them.
I have two 3"x4" and a 4"x5" designs in a single 4" row with .1" between
boards.
Over all board size is 4"x12.2".
I let you know how it looks when they come in.
The web site showed 8 day, I don't know if that includes shipping or
not, I'd guess not.
So I may get this board around March 22.
hamilton
PS: I just got an email that my order is now in process.
The email has a time of 11:18AM, so it must be Friday there.
Joerg
Guest
Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:10 am
hamilton wrote:
Quote:
Joerg wrote:
hamilton wrote:
Charlie E. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:46:56 GMT, markshriver_at_interluck.com (Mark
Shriver) wrote:
What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I have been using
www.4pcb.com, they are here in the states, give good
service, and reasonable prices. Waiting for a shipment now, in fact!
Charlie
4pcb is one of those board houses that charge and extra $50 if more
then one design is on a pcb order.
Their $33 special is not so special.
You HAVE to order 4 boards ( so thats $132 ).
If the board contains more then one design, thats an extra $50 !! (
for a total of $182 plus shipping)
How would they know if you'd add a few dummy traces across the area
you want to send your saw through?
[...]
I have not tested how close 4pcb look.
Some of my designs look like two boards but are just one. This is
because there is a roughly 10mm wide safety barrier. There cannot be
anything on that barrier, no traces and not even silk screen. Mostly med
stuff, patient isolation and so on.
Quote:
I just ordered a pcb from PCBCART.com.
Its my first order with them.
I have two 3"x4" and a 4"x5" designs in a single 4" row with .1" between
boards.
Over all board size is 4"x12.2".
I let you know how it looks when they come in.
The web site showed 8 day, I don't know if that includes shipping or
not, I'd guess not.
So I may get this board around March 22.
hamilton
PS: I just got an email that my order is now in process.
The email has a time of 11:18AM, so it must be Friday there.
Many of those places run 24/7 in shifts.
--
Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/
"gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam.
Use another domain or send PM.
linnix
Guest
Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:07 am
On Mar 11, 10:35 am, hamilton <hamil...@nothere.com> wrote:
Quote:
Charlie E. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:46:56 GMT, markshri...@interluck.com (Mark
Shriver) wrote:
What is the concensus on the best low cost PCB services for protoyping
and small runs of basic double sided boards?
There are so many to choose from, in Europe and China, I don't know
where to start.
Any recommendations?
Mark Shriver
I have been usingwww.4pcb.com, they are here in the states, give good
service, and reasonable prices. Waiting for a shipment now, in fact!
Charlie
4pcb is one of those board houses that charge and extra $50 if more then
one design is on a pcb order.
Their $33 special is not so special.
You HAVE to order 4 boards ( so thats $132 ).
If the board contains more then one design, thats an extra $50 !! ( for
a total of $182 plus shipping)
or if you want to step-n-repeat, thats an extra $50 !!
I do like their 1-day (cough,cough) program though.
hamilton
We had long discussions about this design surcharge just a few weeks
ago. As much as I want to use the US fab rather than oversea, they
are just not competitive enough. It would be OK to pay $132, but I
almost always have to pay the extra design penalty.
