[chbot] PCB fab, and shipping

[Stephen Irons]

PCBWay
10 off 50x50 double-sided PCBs, all standard features (green 
soldermark, white silkscreen, etc)

2020-05-22 Uploaded Gerbers (24 hour turnaround on up to 10 small 
boards)
2020-05-23 DHL pickup
2020-05-29 Arrived AKL
2020-05-31 Arrived CHC
2020-06-02 Delivered

11 days total; they usually take 7 days (24
The details tracking info shows that they spent a while in Hong Kong.

Is there any reason people use JLC PCB rather than PCBWay?

Stephen Irons

On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 17:24, Mark Atherton <markaren1 at xtra.co.nz> 
wrote:
> 10 pcs 40 x 60mm double sided PCB, from <https://jlcpcb.com/>
> 
> 24 May 2020, Gerbers uploaded
> 
> 28 May 2020, DHL pickup
> 
> 02 Jun 2020, DHL delivered
> 
> 9 days total, which is pretty good by normal standards.
> 
> DHL seem to have dropped their cost - don't think I have ever had an 
> express shipment for US$19 before.
> 
> Shipping is the dominant cost, since the PCBs (up to 100 x 100) were 
> US$5.
> 
> Converted to real-money this all worked out at about NZ$38 total. I 
> was expecting something closer to NZ$55.
> 
> -Mark
> 
> 
> 
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