Hi everyone, I am looking at taking a PCB layout design and getting it manufactured externally.
I was wondering what factors to consider when deciding on a company to manufacture your PCBs?
I have previously used PCB train when I have worked with an Electronics company. I just had a look and got a quote. The three main factors appear to be how many layers, the x,y dimensions of the PCB, and how quickly you want the PCB.
For 10 day delivery (the latest they had available) and 1 layer with a 200mm by 200mm PCB they wanted £138.92 excluding delivery.
I felt this was a little bit excessive personally.
What are some of the best options people can recommend for PCB manufacture and are there any other factors to consider such as quality of the PCB manufacture when selecting a company to build your PCB?
I take it that I am better off soldering the components on myself if I know how to use a soldering iron and have some suitable through hole components at home? They offer assembly but that just seems like its unnecessarily adding on costs unless you can't solder or there is some tricky soldering involved e.g. surface mount components.
Any advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.
I was wondering what factors to consider when deciding on a company to manufacture your PCBs?
I have previously used PCB train when I have worked with an Electronics company. I just had a look and got a quote. The three main factors appear to be how many layers, the x,y dimensions of the PCB, and how quickly you want the PCB.
For 10 day delivery (the latest they had available) and 1 layer with a 200mm by 200mm PCB they wanted £138.92 excluding delivery.
I felt this was a little bit excessive personally.
What are some of the best options people can recommend for PCB manufacture and are there any other factors to consider such as quality of the PCB manufacture when selecting a company to build your PCB?
I take it that I am better off soldering the components on myself if I know how to use a soldering iron and have some suitable through hole components at home? They offer assembly but that just seems like its unnecessarily adding on costs unless you can't solder or there is some tricky soldering involved e.g. surface mount components.
Any advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.