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>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] 
>Sent: 03 October 2005 17:24
>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>Subject: [EE]: Board House Quality
>
>
> 
>Perhaps this should be under OT instead of EE but...
> 
>    Is it me, or is the PCB industry the only industry that 
>seems to have given itself the right to make a product, but 
>then charge extra to make sure they did it right?  I am 
>referring to the extra charge for electrical testing of a bare 
>board.  It just seems wrong.  What if cars were made this way. 
> You could buy a car for X, but for X + Y you can buy a car 
>that was tested and they are sure it will run when you turn the key.  
> 
>What's up with that?  

Testing the boards is a time consuming operation.  If they made testing mandatory you would be paying a lot more for all your PCB's.  By making it optional, you can choose not to pay for it and get cheaper boards as a result. If you have a simple board with relaxed design rules, chances are your boards will be perfectly ok.

Regards

Mike

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