[sdiy] source for many, small, simple PCB's ?? for educational use

John Blacet blacet at blacet.com
Tue Mar 3 15:44:23 CET 2009


Hi Steve:

I guess that you have already considered plug in breadboards? More
expensive but reuseable and not limited to any one circuit.

There are a ton of US PCB houses and the prices are are probably very
similar. We use Excel circuits and they are fine on price and customer
service.

http://www.excelelectro.com/

>
> All,
>   I teach HS level technology here in the US and do a unit on
> electricity/electronics.  I want to get a whole bunch (200 perhaps)
> small(around 2"x2") PCB's made and would like to know the cheapest
> source.  Single sided, no solder mask, no through plating - whatever it
> takes to keep the cost down.
> These would be general purpose boards for 555's and include small area for
> other components.  I might also want to do a similar thing for an op amp.
> I know I could etch myself a lot of them, but the drilling would be a
> killer, and I want my students to have sucessful projects, not learn the
> intricacies of drilling with .030 drill bits...
>
> I know you guys have used lots of places for your projects.. Any
> suggestions/ideas for cheap PCB fab?   Or should I just use perfboard..?
>
> thanks
> ~Steve
>
>
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