I have a board with following:

(all throughhole)

8pin DIP      x 1
18 pin DIP     x 1
16 pin DIP    x 1
passives        9 (3 caps, 6 1/8 watt resistors)
1 resonator
2 connectors, one 3 pin, one 10 pin

about 83 pads
board 1.0 x 1.25
12/12 design rules
2 layer board
1 via

Getting this built for $1.80 each so your getting ripped at $12 each. My
boards are scored in a 20 up array and they are wave soldered. I'd avoid
handsoldering as its to easy to miss a hole/pad. I electrical test my PCB's
(about 0.40 each with soldermask) and my fallout rate is less then 0.5%
where without ET and handsoldered it was around 3%.

Ask around at your PCB houses who they use for assembly, you should
be able to get near these prices even in SF area and I guess even lower
near the border.

Good luck

-Jeff


Anne Ogborn wrote:

> Andy Kunz wrote:
> >
> > At 09:59 AM 8/31/99 -0700, you wrote:
> > >We were going to have a contract manufacturer do the little boards we're
> > doing,
> > >but they want $12 a board to assemble them.
> >
> > How complex a board?  Component count, pad count?  Board size?  Lead
> > spacing?  Masked?
> >
> > Just assembly?
> >
> > Andy
>
> components:
>
> 8pin SOIC       x 2
> 18 pin SOIC     x 1
> 28 pin SOIC     x 1
> passives        12
> 1 crystal
> 4 connectors, all through hole
> a couple electrolytic caps, through hole
>
> about 80 pads
> board 3.5 x 1.25
> No exciting requirements for board - fr4, 0.050 lead spacing.
> 2 layer board
> 34 vias
>
> question for folks - Eagle seems to be reluctant to give me this information.
> I had to do things like mak e apin list and massage the data. Anybody have a b
etter way?
>
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