John Miles wrote: > For one-off PCBs, I've had good luck with www.batchpcb.com .
I agree. I've used them once and have been happy with the results, you just can't be in any hurry. Unfortunately, there's no indication of how long it will take a priori. > SMD is not hard to work with by hand, down to 0603 or thereabouts > depending on eyesight and/or equipment. I find it easier to deal > with than through-hole, frankly. I agree with the first part, but I actually find SMD to be easier than T/H, if you stick with 0603 and larger for the passives. I find SMD not only easier but quite bit a faster. SMD IC packages are easy once you get the hang of them, but a microscope is needed for inspecting and fixing fine pitched parts. (I think this is a bit of surprise to some folks.) Personally I *hate* turning boards over and clipping leads. And I'd much rather layout SMD than T/H. -ch _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
