From: Ryan O'Connor <rocifier@gmail.com>
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Subject: [EE] pcb fabrication recommendations
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Where are people getting their PCBs assembled? I'm doing some runs of
approximately 50 boards and tried JLCPCB. By the time I finished matching
the parts to their stock, one of the atmega644p that the design uses
switched to "inventory low" and I couldn't complete the order. The staff
told me I had to pre-order the part, but when I checked it only comes in a
reel of 2000 MOQ. Kinda feeling a bit stuck. They have non-reel ICs in
stock but they are about $2 more per chip. With 50 boards that's an
increase of $100! And the microprocessors are already costing an arm and a
leg. The rest of the components are mostly passive or fairly trivial
semiconductors, but we do have some through-hole connectors, headers, and a
buzzer.

Thanks
Ryan
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