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

[Matthew Smith]

Quoth Eric Brombaugh at 2009-03-04 08:26...
> BatchPCB / Gold Phoenix quality is not excellent, just OK. I've seen  
> registration issues between pads & solder mask on some boards of up to  
> 5mil. I've had traces shorted to surrounding ground plane with defects  
> that weren't in the gerbers. At this point I do quick continuity &  
> short checks on all power supplies before starting to solder.

Can anyone comment on the quality of Futurlec boards in this respect? 
Bear in mind that I'm one of these weird folks who likes SMDs ;-) 
(Futurlec appears to be the easiest/cheapest source for Australia.)

Also wondering how they handle panelisation.  I asked them but the 
cryptic response I got left me none the wiser.  That is, if I ask for 10 
boards 40mm by 50mm to I get 10 individual boards or do I get a single 
board and then have to find someone with a really big guillotine?

Cheers

M


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