[chbot] Making a PCB

[Mikael Stewart]

I've used batchpcb.com, but the turnaround is more like 3 weeks to NZ due to 
the way they operate: They collect multiple designs once a week, panelize 
them, get them made in China and then shipped to their US factory where they 
separate them and send them off to customers.

Worth a look if ~1 month leadtime is tolerable.

Mikael




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Hope" <michaelh at juju.net.nz>
To: "Christchurch Robotics" <chchrobotics at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 9:53 AM
Subject: [chbot] Making a PCB


> Sorry if this has been covered before but Google didn't turn up
> anything interesting.
>
> I'd like to make a few small PCBs.  What's a good, affordable, way of
> making a PCB with a reasonable (~1 week) turn around?  Turn around is
> more important than price.  The boards would be two layer at most with
> TQFP (0.8 mm pitch) packages at worst.
>
> The toner transfer method works OK but there's always one part of the
> board that lifts off.  Photoresist boards are too expensive.  Both
> ideally need a good etch tank.  There's a ton of manufacturers out
> there but I've got no idea how to choose between them :)
>
> -- Michael
>
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