Howdy,

Joe McCauley wrote:
> Well please do keep us informed. I have a board to send out soon. Time is
> much less of an issue than cost on this particular one & they appear to cost
> a lot less than getting it done locally. Has anyone used their assembly
> service?

Not used their assembly service -- just PCB proto mfgr and if you can 
deal with the delays, the boards are pretty top shelf.  I get the silk 
screen and solder mask and the whole thing comes back very professional.

That really is what is so frustrating with dealing with them -- they 
produce a really excellent product, but they seem entirely 
unpredictable.  I've even suggested that instead of saying a week and 
then it taking longer, just set peoples expectation at 3 weeks.  While 
I'd love it to be faster, most of the aggravation is not knowing when 
it'll be done.  I'd be less frustrated if I knew it would always be 3 
weeks if they were explicit up front.

But, back to your question -- I've seen a number of proto PCBs and about 
1/2 of them have off-center drill holes, raggedy corners, mis-stamped 
silkscreen (i.e. stamped a bit too far one way or the other) or other 
minor glitches.  Their boards look pro even when getting only one done.

Gerry
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Gerry Duprey
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
http://www.cdp1802.org
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