[sdiy] backplane connector recommendation?

[David Moylan]

Any ballpark on what routing adds to the cost of a low quantity PCB?

Tim Parkhurst wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Jerry Gray-Eskue <jerryge at cableone.net> wrote:
>> How about this one for a current style, through hole, and inexpensive.
>>
>> http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/FCI/10018784-10200TLF/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtHRSHPN49BErAusGYaoE3QAONCctdUS5o%3d
>>
>>     Description:  PCI Express / PCI Connectors 36P CARD EDGE ASSM VERTICAL
>>
>>     Mouser Part #:  649-1001878410200TLF
>>
>>     1:  $0.31
> 
> Nice. I like these a lot. They're nice and robust, inexpensive, and
> have a reasonable density (I'm looking for about 30 connections and
> would like to stick with 2.54 or 1.27MM pitch). I love the DIN
> connectors, and have used them with industrial equipment, but I also
> think they're overkill for my application. The price at about $4 per
> pair is a bit of a buzzkill too. Using the PCI edge connectors means
> that I'll have to have the boards routed and use plated fingers on the
> edge, but I think this will work out nicely in the long run. This same
> setup seems to be working just fine for the zillions of PCs out there.
> 
> 
> Tim (mo connectors, mo problems) Servo