Thanks for the information Carl. Unfortunately, my "one off" boards are usually non-commercial prototypes, either for my own use as a hobbyist or for publication in hobby electronics magazines. I have to pay for them myself and cannot sell them on so spending anything more than the cost of photo sensitive blanks and some chemicals is out of the question. Besides, I'm in the UK and the four day turn around is irrelevant when the postal service hold imported packages for up to a week while they check for terrorist devices - and then charge an extra $10 for releasing it to the addressee!
Brian. --- In [email protected], "daystar1013" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian, > I have found a PCB house that specializes in one of a kind PCB, its > an all notouch/online process. The price for a single two sided board > ( I have made boards up to 8.5 X 4 inches) is under $100 USA. Three > boards are still under $100. > You register online and then you can submit your gerber files and > drill files for automatic file verification in a standard zip file. > You associate layers with files in a web form and then verify the > hole count/size for plated through holes and wait for verification. > All you need to do then is give them a credit card number and in four > working days your board(s) will ship. > The link is http://www.protoexpress.com > Kicad files go through the verification process easily with two > exceptions, make sure your board edge is 0.010" and DO NOT mirror > your drill file. When you create the NC drill file the default option > is to mirror the Y axis, Proto express expects all the files to be > non-mirrored. > I have made six boards here and everyone worked as designed out of > the box. > > Carl > --- In [email protected], "Brian" <batctrashcan@> wrote: > > > > I face the same problem. I often make "one off" PCBs which would be > > uneconomical to sent to a fab house. Adding Zero ohm resistors is > an > > option but as mentioned, you have to add them to the schematic and > > sometimes remove them as well while working on a PCB layout. > > > > There is also the problem of needing many different footprint > lengths > > between pads for the different link lengths. > > > > I've done it in the past by making a double sided design with the > > links on one side and the tracks on the other but it causes > problems > > with via holes and pads for the links to connect to. > > > > Perhaps an option to drop pads instead of vias could be added. That > > way the double sided method could still be used and the netlist > would > > be correct but a pad to solder the link to would be present. > > > > Brian. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "newskyperhh" <boris.fiedler@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Yes, sure ... but, so i must change my schematic. > > > It isn't possible to change the layer, place a pad or something > else > > > and have no trouble by ERC check. > > > > > > LG > > > > > > Bo > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "KeepItSimpleStupid" > > > <keepitsimplestupid@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Will 0 ohm resistors work? or Components Like Jx for Jumper > > Jumper x. > > > > e.g. J1? > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "newskyperhh" > <boris.fiedler@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hello. > > > > > > > > > > I want to make a single layer PCB with only one copper site. > So > > i must > > > > > make manually bridges on component side. > > > > > > > > > > But I can't make any pad's or continuous bonding / interlayer > > > > > connection for bridges. > > > > > > > > > > I hope anybody can help. > > > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > > > > > > > Boris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
