tdbeng
Electrical
- May 8, 2002
- 11
I was wondering what printed-circuit board manufacturers people like to use. I work on small EE projects at home, and would like to find a someone to make prototype boards at a low cost. I've used PCBExpress in the past, but it seems like I should be able to get one made for less than $50/board.
The typical boards are usually: 2 layers (top and bottom), almost always thru-hole, hardly ever more than 36 inch^2, standard drill-hole sizes and trace width, hardly ever more than 50 components. I use OrCAD Layout to create the gerber files. So as you can see, the boards are generally simple.
Also, I've tried making my own boards or using perf. board, but there are two problems w/ this 1) I'm lazy and they take a long time, 2) I like the finished product to look professional.
Thanks to anyone w/ input!
The typical boards are usually: 2 layers (top and bottom), almost always thru-hole, hardly ever more than 36 inch^2, standard drill-hole sizes and trace width, hardly ever more than 50 components. I use OrCAD Layout to create the gerber files. So as you can see, the boards are generally simple.
Also, I've tried making my own boards or using perf. board, but there are two problems w/ this 1) I'm lazy and they take a long time, 2) I like the finished product to look professional.
Thanks to anyone w/ input!
