On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, DJ Delorie wrote: > > Just got my boards back. Yes, it was a long time, but they're new > with the 4 layer service and don't yet have the volume to fire off > boards at quick intervals. Hopefully the schedule will improve ;-) > > Anyway, image here: http://www.delorie.com/pcb/sf4l-1.jpg > > Of the boards I got, the quality varied. The above is the worst of > seven otherwise identical boards. On the best, the mask and silk were > perfectly placed, but on this one the mask was 3 mils to the right and > the silk was about 5 mils to the left. > > The via is a 31 mil copper with 15 mil hole. The IC is 0.65mm pitch. > The traces are 8 mil (although they can do 6/6 in 4 layers). The > broken mask bridges are only 3 mil wide, so no surprises there. > > Overall, I'd say the quality was almost as good as the other fabs I've > used, so if you have a small 4 layer board to make and plenty of > patience, sparkfun (batchpcb.com) is an option. Under 10 sq inches > it's cheaper than pcb-pool.
What's the quality and turnaround with a two-layer board from sparkfun? I have a few toys that I've been meaning to get made. -- David Griffith [EMAIL PROTECTED] A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

