[sdiy] Does anyone here use JLCPCB for SMD assembly ?

[Chris McDowell]

PCBCart is fantastic, and for any large or dare I say serious orders, I use them. but I can get 30 boards, all SMD populated, in 2 weeks, for $75 from JLCPCB. PCBCart is usually at least a week long (generous) process to get started, plus 8 weeks assembly time and much higher minimums. Makes sense in many cases, but sometimes I need 10 of something. It helps that JLCPCB makes my current favorite black / ENIG PCB panels, so I can have 10 of a brand new eurorack module in two weeks for about as much as I'd sell one. it has been a game changer for my development process. The LCSC limitation has proved to be completely no big deal for me. I source everything, besides pots and jacks, from there now anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  

Chris 

> On Oct 27, 2021, at 4:28 PM, Vladimir Pantelic via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
> 
> On 10/27/21 4:06 PM, Neil Johnson via Synth-diy wrote:
>> Hi Mike,
>>> When SMD assembly was a new service at JLCPCB there were obviously teething problems.  For example parts shown as rotated online and so on but the PCBs always came back fine as they spent time fixing everything.
>> Have you tried PCBWay?  I know they are used by several instrument
>> manufacturers.
> 
> I do all my (Eurorack) PCB assembly with PCBCART and so far I had one bad opamp and one trace bridged to GND in several thousand boards made.
> 
> No part placed wrongly ever. And I don't even get a nice preview image.
> 
> And they are able to source themselves outside  of LCSC as well...
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