Alright guys I think I need a bit of help with the costs. 4pcb is expensive. I have around 80 or so SMD (mostly 0805's and some IC's) and the quote feature they have on their website is quoting me ~$20 per board at a volume of 50. Even for a volume of 150 the price only drops about $1.
Does anybody have any suggestions on places that only does assembly? I don't mind the cheap chinese places, I don't have really small components so I'm not worried about reliability or precision. On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak <k...@familieknaak.de> wrote: > yamazakir2 wrote: > >> I have had many boards manufactured but never had one also assembled. > > If a projects is done more than about five times, I let a specialized > assembler populate the board. I live and work in Germany. So my answers > may not apply directly to you. But things will be similar in other > industrialized countries. > > >> What are the costs to do this? > > My favorite assembler is SRM Printtechnik in Berlin. They bill about 2 > eurocent > per SMD two pin discrete (resistors and capacitors in 0805 or 0603). ICs are > between 5 and 10 cent. The more pins, the more expensive. I don't know about t > hru hole parts because we tend to solder these ourselves. > > In addition there is a charge per board (about 10 €), a charge per order > (90 € (?)) and of course shipping (10 €). All this is for for small amounts > (< 100 boards). Prices are from the top of my head. I hope, I remember them > right. > > >> Are there any (cheap) manufactures that also do pick and place? > > PCBs manufacturing and prototype board population is a very competitive > market. You get, what you pay for. If a supplier is cheap, chances are > that his offers less quality than his competitors. He may still be the > best choice for you. Maybe you don't actually need all the precision or > reliability the others offer. > > >> Do they buy the components for you > > yes. > > >> or do you have to send them reels, meaning you have to buy 1000's >> of components at a time? > > There were only few occasions which made me send parts. > a) Very costly components > > b) Time was pressing and sending components will enable the manufacturer > to start a day or two earlier with the actual process. > > ---<)kaimartin(>--- > -- > Kai-Martin Knaak > Email: k...@familieknaak.de > http://pool.sks-keyservers.net:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x6C0B9F53 > not happy with moderation of geda-user > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > geda-user@moria.seul.org > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
