My girlfriend ( and personal moral advisor ) insisted that I modify my com= ment... No question about it, Bob.... I don't like the way you *sometimes* treat me= or others. Gus On Mar 9, 2013, at 7:43 AM, YES NOPE9 wrote: No question about it, Bob.... I don't like the way you treat me or others. Gus On Mar 8, 2013, at 10:16 PM, Bob Blick wrote: But he asked for "reasonably-priced" :) On Fri, Mar 8, 2013, at 09:05 PM, YES NOPE9 wrote: > check out=20 > http://www.4pcb.com/advanced-circuits-assembly.html > Gus >=20 >=20 > On Mar 8, 2013, at 7:03 PM, Marc Nicholas wrote: >=20 > Hi everyone, >=20 > I've been trying to find an SMT assembly house I can work with and the > several I've tried so far don't seem to be really fitting the bill in > terms of cost. This is a cost sensitive item that I'm looking to > "Kickstart". >=20 > The board itself is fairly simple, albeit small: >=20 > - 20.5 * 30mm footprint > - 18*passives, all 0603 (mainly capacitors and inductors, for what it's > worth) > - 1*(one) DFN48 6mm*6mm > - 1*1206=20 > - 1*esoteric (castellated edge) part that's well known and easy to solder > (SHT10) > - 1*CR2032 coin cell holder (through-hole and we'd like to keep it that > way for footprint reasons) >=20 > Board itself is regular 1.6mm FR4, ENIG finish. Reflow requirements > weren't set, so it was assumed to be leaded process (and thus cheaper). >=20 > Now, for quantity 100 units I was't expecting stellar pricing and was > prepared to negotiate on the basis of good faith and future business. But > I've been surprised that the glide-path for discounting for 1000 and > 10,000 units. The discount for 10,000 units was ~35% off of what 100 > units would cost, and would have paid for a nice pick'n'place machine for > yours truly. Because it's a Kickstart, we're not 100% sure of what the > first run will look like -- could be 100, 250, 500 or more units. >=20 > I'd prefer someone in Canada as there's less paperwork to get parts and > boards across the border and back, but finding someone easy to work with, > creative, and reasonably priced in the US or Mexico would be worth the > hassle. >=20 > Any suggestions, heckles or advice welcomed. >=20 > TIA. >=20 > -m --=20 http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .