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David,
The price is per actual sq/in, meaning there is no rounding up to the nearest whole square inch. So our board at 1.6" * 3.3" = 5.28 sq/in, which at $2.50 sq/in = $13.20. From my reading of their FAQ, they gang up each order's boards, and send off a composite order for manufacturer, which is one of the reasons for the lower cost compared to other places.
In my initial post regarding Batch PCB, I was offering an option for discussion based on your post here (http://music-electronics-forum.com/t13187/#post111602), the person to do the work is irrelevant, and in reality, is very little work: export mfg files from Elepro's layout file, zip them up, and upload them to the site. In total, that's maybe 1 hour for the whole process if you've never done it before and the design doesn't need tweaked. However, in my reply, I did offer to manage the boards if there is interest, which thus far there isn't, so the whole discussion is becoming more moot as we go on.
Personally from my own experience on DIY boards that I've made, I don't like assembling them. Solder wets like crap on bare copper traces unless you cover them with flux, which is sticky and gets everywhere. Unmasked boards have a tendency to bridge traces and require covering the copper to keep is from oxidizing. And, boards without silk screen keep me looking at the schem and board layout pages. To me, a 6 dollar increase, which is less than the connectors we've been voting on and about 10% of the total cost of the project, is worth not having to mess with those nuisances of DIY boards. Not to say you don't make a damn good board, which from your pictures you do, just that I have developed some preferences as I have tried different things and am willing to pay more in some areas as compared to others.
Again, I don't care which way the group goes. I have nothing to gain or lose from this so vote away.
The price is per actual sq/in, meaning there is no rounding up to the nearest whole square inch. So our board at 1.6" * 3.3" = 5.28 sq/in, which at $2.50 sq/in = $13.20. From my reading of their FAQ, they gang up each order's boards, and send off a composite order for manufacturer, which is one of the reasons for the lower cost compared to other places.
Originally posted by RedHouse
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No offence taken, sorry if my post reads that way. I didn't realize I had a tone.
(anyone know how come it's so easy to have "tone" in writing, but so much hard work to find "tone" in building Amps/Effects/pickups)
When I saw your post I thought you were offering to do something, I didn't realise you were offering for me to do something more.
I volunteered to do the legwork, source and distribute the parts, and throw in a PCB for next to nothing. Please don't think I'm being some kind of grinch about it, but I make my own PCB's (*) for my business and clients so I'm sure you understand if I wouldn't be buying from your PCB house.
So, you're not offering to set it up then?
*except in the case of that A/DA flanger boards that Moosapotamous (CharlieB) did, I just had to pay for one of those, it was sweet.
(anyone know how come it's so easy to have "tone" in writing, but so much hard work to find "tone" in building Amps/Effects/pickups)
When I saw your post I thought you were offering to do something, I didn't realise you were offering for me to do something more.
I volunteered to do the legwork, source and distribute the parts, and throw in a PCB for next to nothing. Please don't think I'm being some kind of grinch about it, but I make my own PCB's (*) for my business and clients so I'm sure you understand if I wouldn't be buying from your PCB house.
So, you're not offering to set it up then?
*except in the case of that A/DA flanger boards that Moosapotamous (CharlieB) did, I just had to pay for one of those, it was sweet.
Personally from my own experience on DIY boards that I've made, I don't like assembling them. Solder wets like crap on bare copper traces unless you cover them with flux, which is sticky and gets everywhere. Unmasked boards have a tendency to bridge traces and require covering the copper to keep is from oxidizing. And, boards without silk screen keep me looking at the schem and board layout pages. To me, a 6 dollar increase, which is less than the connectors we've been voting on and about 10% of the total cost of the project, is worth not having to mess with those nuisances of DIY boards. Not to say you don't make a damn good board, which from your pictures you do, just that I have developed some preferences as I have tried different things and am willing to pay more in some areas as compared to others.
Again, I don't care which way the group goes. I have nothing to gain or lose from this so vote away.
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