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
