Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
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Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
Anybody have any recommendations on cheap pcb assemblers? I need 3 boards assembled. I'm in the US but don't mind shipping internationally.
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
mkz77, check out ladyada's rundown of PCB manufacturers:
http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html
I would also check out Laen from DorkbotPDX. He does a medium PCB run for exactly this type of order. Highest quality PCBs, American made. More details here:
http://dementeddiode.org/blog/2011/03/a ... -hardware/
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http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html
I would also check out Laen from DorkbotPDX. He does a medium PCB run for exactly this type of order. Highest quality PCBs, American made. More details here:
http://dementeddiode.org/blog/2011/03/a ... -hardware/
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
Just a note, DorkbotPDX is great but they are not USA made, AFAIK they are made in China by Gold Phoenix
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
Tyler: Laen, quick question, what fab house do you use for the DorkbotPDX orders? Gold Phoenix?
Laen: Gah! No. AmitronCorp. They're made in the US.
Laen: Gah! No. AmitronCorp. They're made in the US.
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
oh cool, OK sorry for the confusion! could have sworn it was GP. no doubt the quality didn't match Laen's expectations
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
tyler, i don't need pcb fab, i am looking for pcb assembly service only.tcooper wrote:mkz77, check out ladyada's rundown of PCB manufacturers:
http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html
I would also check out Laen from DorkbotPDX. He does a medium PCB run for exactly this type of order. Highest quality PCBs, American made. More details here:
http://dementeddiode.org/blog/2011/03/a ... -hardware/
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
I have never used a third party for assembly, but I have heard good things about Advanced Assembly out of Colorado (www.aapcb.com). Maybe others will chime in here.
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
thanks for your advice tcooper.
actually,i like to keep my costs as low as possible for this build , since everything in north america is expensive. i will get some official quotes from overseas companies here in canada like bittele and myropcb.
I'd like to go with one of them but I am a little concerned because I've never heard of them before and their online quote was much lower than local ones. Has anyone here used them before? thanks
low cost pcb
actually,i like to keep my costs as low as possible for this build , since everything in north america is expensive. i will get some official quotes from overseas companies here in canada like bittele and myropcb.
I'd like to go with one of them but I am a little concerned because I've never heard of them before and their online quote was much lower than local ones. Has anyone here used them before? thanks
low cost pcb
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
Oh, I forgot about Seeed Propagate. This may be more what you are looking for.
http://www.seeedstudio.com/propagate/
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http://www.seeedstudio.com/propagate/
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
The problem with this one is that the minium requirement is 100, anyone knows about some place where u can get like 10 done completely? (including assembly and with them providing components and pcb manufacture)tcooper wrote:Oh, I forgot about Seeed Propagate. This may be more what you are looking for.
http://www.seeedstudio.com/propagate/
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
We're doing a short run of 10 right now with Advanced Circuits:
http://www.4pcb.com/
http://www.4pcb.com/
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
So... u just provided PCB design and schematics and they build it for you??driverblock wrote:We're doing a short run of 10 right now with Advanced Circuits:
http://www.4pcb.com/
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
Yup.Kiken wrote: So... u just provided PCB design and schematics and they build it for you??
(to clarify, it's another company I'm associated with that's using 4pcb.com, not adafruit)
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
For 10 pcs, I have tried thePCB Turnkey services from http://www.nexpcb.com, it's include PCB manufacture, Components sourcing, and PCB assembly of course , with free-shipping!Kiken wrote:...anyone knows about some place where u can get like 10 done completely?
Please refer to one of their stories in kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lt ... -platform/
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Re: Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?
I've used pcb4assemblyhttp://www.pcb4assembly.com several times on my projects and they're in the US and pretty good and very tech savvy with assembly. Decent price for fast turn around. Good luck.
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