It is truly insane how much prices have dropped over the past 20 years or so. It's like there was a step change around 2006.
I'm old enough to remember hand-etching prototype boards at my first job out of college because commercial prototypes cost so much. At that time, the big deal was the PCB milling machines for companies that needed prototype same day.
Following the provided instructions in the README, I navigated the repo to find the ZIP package to upload. I then selected the recommended options in the same instructions. I have no idea what dimensions as they were never asked of me I assume because the site used the data from the drawings in the ZIP.
Yeah it’s super cheap if you use the pooled service. Back in the 90s it was $1000 for 3 eurocard sized boards if you wanted them in under 2 weeks. This was a big problem for us so they built a PCB lab in house and it’d still take 3 days.
Now I can get the same to my door in under 2 weeks for $60. And they actually test the boards!
last time around he did get tariffs on steel, and one of my favorite small US manufacturers stopped being able to make computer cases because input costs rose too much.
I wouldn't get too optimistic basically. even some tariffs might cut off options.
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Just because I had never seen the ordering a custom PCB, I followed this steps on ordering one for this. Heavens to Murgatroyd! that's crazy cheap.
It is truly insane how much prices have dropped over the past 20 years or so. It's like there was a step change around 2006.
I'm old enough to remember hand-etching prototype boards at my first job out of college because commercial prototypes cost so much. At that time, the big deal was the PCB milling machines for companies that needed prototype same day.
Stuff like this makes me feel old!
Same - cheap enough that I bough 5 of these - and even hard the surface-mount components pre-mounted for me.
My shame though - is that I haven't finished soldering the plugs... (Because I want to use pigtails instead of soldering them directly on the board)
What dimensions do you choose for the board? I do not see that detailed anywhere on the github page. First time doing anything like this.
Following the provided instructions in the README, I navigated the repo to find the ZIP package to upload. I then selected the recommended options in the same instructions. I have no idea what dimensions as they were never asked of me I assume because the site used the data from the drawings in the ZIP.
Yeah it’s super cheap if you use the pooled service. Back in the 90s it was $1000 for 3 eurocard sized boards if you wanted them in under 2 weeks. This was a big problem for us so they built a PCB lab in house and it’d still take 3 days.
Now I can get the same to my door in under 2 weeks for $60. And they actually test the boards!
Not for long...
JLCPCB is super cheap for 100 years now. They are expanding for offering their crazy prices now even for 6 layers and higher.
I think they are referring to the upcoming tariff implementation from the US...
Which will never happen because it would be incredibly unpopular. It’s all just political posturing.
last time around he did get tariffs on steel, and one of my favorite small US manufacturers stopped being able to make computer cases because input costs rose too much.
I wouldn't get too optimistic basically. even some tariffs might cut off options.
Even with 100% tariffs they will still be dirt cheap.