On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:31:27 -0700, Dave N6NZ wrote: > You can go direct to Gold Phoenix (which is the fab BatchPCB uses) and > buy a panel at the "special price" > http://www.goldphoenixpcb.biz/special_price.php 155 for $99,
Let's see, how this compares to my preferred fab (www.basista.de): They offer 100 cm^2, 2-layer, solder mask, no testing, for 85€, shipping and VAT included. At the current USD/EURO rate, this is a bit more pricey. However, Basista delivers reliably after 8 working days and allows for tighter DRC rules (6 mil track width, 12 mil vias). Specials add considerably less than at phoenixpcb. E.g a multi panel with n times the same layout adds 7 EU. Prices go way down for larger amounts. 20x 100 cm^2 with similar parameters as above cost 276 EU. The parameter to be looked at is not the number of pieces, but the total area. You get as many PCBs as will fit onto a 400x500 mm panel. Because of this, I often order a such a batch rather than the exact number I need. > no electrical testing, "max 15% failure rate" Ouch! How come, they have such massive rates of failures? It`s been a long time since I saw generic shorts. IIRC it was about 2003 with PCBs by pcb-pool. Half of a batch of 24 pcbs had a short to ground plane -- All at the same place. Since then, I may have seen a few hundred pcbs, all without fabrication failure. ---<(kaimartin)>--- -- Kai-Martin Knaak http://lilalaser.de/blog _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
