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From: Nico Coesel on 22 Jul 2010 13:06
RafaP <rafael.palacio(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>
>Hello,
> I need to find PCB manufacturer for my simple FR4 double-sided PCB
>prototypes. i dont find much offer on the Web.

www.eurocircuits.be

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From: Ian Bell on 23 Jul 2010 13:20
markp wrote:
> "RafaP"<rafael.palacio(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:69365d9d-379d-4e1f-a025-87276fde9cd6(a)w31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> Hello,
>> I need to find PCB manufacturer for my simple FR4 double-sided PCB
>> prototypes. i dont find much offer on the Web.
>> Anyone can help me ?
>> Thanks a lot.
>> Cheers,
>> Rafael
>
> You could also try PCB Snap from Spirit Circuits (based in the UK). These
> are very good quality boards, I've used them on many products:
> http://www.pcbsnap.com/
>
> Mark.
>
>

They seem very keen. I have just sent them a PCB which they will do for
free under their go_naked scheme.

Cheers

ian
From: markp on 23 Jul 2010 13:45

"Ian Bell" <ruffrecords(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:i2cj0e$nte$1(a)localhost.localdomain...
> markp wrote:
>> "RafaP"<rafael.palacio(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:69365d9d-379d-4e1f-a025-87276fde9cd6(a)w31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I need to find PCB manufacturer for my simple FR4 double-sided PCB
>>> prototypes. i dont find much offer on the Web.
>>> Anyone can help me ?
>>> Thanks a lot.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Rafael
>>
>> You could also try PCB Snap from Spirit Circuits (based in the UK). These
>> are very good quality boards, I've used them on many products:
>> http://www.pcbsnap.com/
>>
>> Mark.
>>
>>
>
> They seem very keen. I have just sent them a PCB which they will do for
> free under their go_naked scheme.
>
> Cheers
>
> ian

The Go naked thing is quite nice, but remember you'll just get a 2 layer
board with no solder resist or silk screen, and it will come in one big
panel (i.e. you'll have to cut it out yourself if that is too big). Useful
though for prototyping simple circuits for testing. A pity they don't route
the board out though...

Mark.



From: Mike Harrison on 25 Jul 2010 05:21
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:45:44 +0100, "markp" <map.nospam(a)f2s.com> wrote:

>
>"Ian Bell" <ruffrecords(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:i2cj0e$nte$1(a)localhost.localdomain...
>> markp wrote:
>>> "RafaP"<rafael.palacio(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:69365d9d-379d-4e1f-a025-87276fde9cd6(a)w31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I need to find PCB manufacturer for my simple FR4 double-sided PCB
>>>> prototypes. i dont find much offer on the Web.
>>>> Anyone can help me ?
>>>> Thanks a lot.
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Rafael
>>>
>>> You could also try PCB Snap from Spirit Circuits (based in the UK). These
>>> are very good quality boards, I've used them on many products:
>>> http://www.pcbsnap.com/
>>>
>>> Mark.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> They seem very keen. I have just sent them a PCB which they will do for
>> free under their go_naked scheme.
>>
>> Cheers
>>

...so what's the catch with the 'free' service...?
From: markp on 25 Jul 2010 12:27

"Mike Harrison" <mike(a)whitewing.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bf0o46llupig6rg5rm415mc7i9hol9t0ar(a)4ax.com...
> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:45:44 +0100, "markp" <map.nospam(a)f2s.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Ian Bell" <ruffrecords(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:i2cj0e$nte$1(a)localhost.localdomain...
>>> markp wrote:
>>>> "RafaP"<rafael.palacio(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:69365d9d-379d-4e1f-a025-87276fde9cd6(a)w31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> I need to find PCB manufacturer for my simple FR4 double-sided PCB
>>>>> prototypes. i dont find much offer on the Web.
>>>>> Anyone can help me ?
>>>>> Thanks a lot.
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Rafael
>>>>
>>>> You could also try PCB Snap from Spirit Circuits (based in the UK).
>>>> These
>>>> are very good quality boards, I've used them on many products:
>>>> http://www.pcbsnap.com/
>>>>
>>>> Mark.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> They seem very keen. I have just sent them a PCB which they will do for
>>> free under their go_naked scheme.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>
> ..so what's the catch with the 'free' service...?

Basically you get a rectangular panel with your circuit centred on it, but
not routed out. Also there's no solder resist or silk screen. It's
effectively a bare plated copper board, double sided has throughole plating.
You can solder to that, but be careful about shorts as there's no resist.
Since the board is not routed out you can't easily check the outer board
dimensions (a board outline in copper is useful here as a guide to cutting
the board out yourself, with the provision that there's a track and pour
keepout area around the edges to prevent shorts).

With this you can still prototype up a circuit, check drill hole sizes and
positions, and check footprints. The hope is that this may turn into a
proper PCB, or that circuit incorporated into a larger PCB. There is no
catch as such.

Mark.



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