Still looking for suggestions for assembly besides 4pcb. On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:57 PM, yamazakir2 <yamazak...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> >
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