Recommendations for small run pcb assembly?

[mkz77]

Anybody have any recommendations on cheap pcb assemblers? I need 3 boards assembled. I'm in the US but don't mind shipping internationally.

[tcooper]

mkz77, check out ladyada's rundown of PCB manufacturers:

http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html

I would also check out Laen from DorkbotPDX. He does a medium PCB run for exactly this type of order. Highest quality PCBs, American made. More details here:

http://dementeddiode.org/blog/2011/03/a ... -hardware/

-Tyler

[adafruit]

Just a note, DorkbotPDX is great but they are not USA made, AFAIK they are made in China by Gold Phoenix

[tcooper]

Tyler: Laen, quick question, what fab house do you use for the DorkbotPDX orders? Gold Phoenix?

Laen: Gah! No. AmitronCorp. They're made in the US.

[adafruit]

oh cool, OK sorry for the confusion! could have sworn it was GP. no doubt the quality didn't match Laen's expectations

[mkz77]

mkz77, check out ladyada's rundown of PCB manufacturers:

http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html

I would also check out Laen from DorkbotPDX. He does a medium PCB run for exactly this type of order. Highest quality PCBs, American made. More details here:

http://dementeddiode.org/blog/2011/03/a ... -hardware/

-Tyler

tyler, i don't need pcb fab, i am looking for pcb assembly service only.

[tcooper]

I have never used a third party for assembly, but I have heard good things about Advanced Assembly out of Colorado (www.aapcb.com). Maybe others will chime in here.

-Tyler

[mkz77]

thanks for your advice tcooper.
actually,i like to keep my costs as low as possible for this build , since everything in north america is expensive. i will get some official quotes from overseas companies here in canada like bittele and myropcb.

I'd like to go with one of them but I am a little concerned because I've never heard of them before and their online quote was much lower than local ones. Has anyone here used them before? thanks

cheap pcb assembly

[tcooper]

Oh, I forgot about Seeed Propagate. This may be more what you are looking for.

http://www.seeedstudio.com/propagate/

-Tyler

[Kiken]

Oh, I forgot about Seeed Propagate. This may be more what you are looking for.

http://www.seeedstudio.com/propagate/

-Tyler

The problem with this one is that the minium requirement is 100, anyone knows about some place where u can get like 10 done completely? (including assembly and with them providing components and pcb manufacture)

[adafruit_support_rick]

We're doing a short run of 10 right now with Advanced Circuits:
http://www.4pcb.com/

[Kiken]

We're doing a short run of 10 right now with Advanced Circuits:
http://www.4pcb.com/

So... u just provided PCB design and schematics and they build it for you??

[adafruit_support_rick]

So... u just provided PCB design and schematics and they build it for you??

Yup.
(to clarify, it's another company I'm associated with that's using 4pcb.com, not adafruit)