personal experiance...thats not always true. Things get lost.....or damage= d or destroyed. I agree...quote high....or by the hour, and bill weekly. = Or ask for an escrow retainer up front to draw against. Ruben J=F6nsson wrote: If it is all legal, that is if your customer really does own the design, he = should be able to give you schematics and BOM of it. The board manufacturer = could have gerber files left from the last time it was produced. Somebody h= as = to have built it and they should have BOM, component placement drawings and = possibly also schematics. = --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist