On Jan 6, 2012, at 12:23 AM, KPL wrote:

> So producing a single pcb costs probably few $, and gets you further
> in an hour, instead of waiting for weeks.

Yes.  Except for the first board, which typically involves $20 in startup c=
osts (etchant, or etchant chemicals, bare PCB material, laser printer :-), =
maybe special paper, Drillbits and maybe a drill, solvents and scrubbies, s=
harpies for touch-up, some sort of cutting tool, etc, etc.)

Most homebrew boards will take more than an hour, all things considered.
But less than a day.

DorkbotPBX isn't based in China, though you're probably still looking at th=
ree weeks turnaround once everything is considered.  My order there went in=
 on the 12th and showed up on the 30th, IIRC.

BillW


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