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abcfab is who i got my boards from on ebay. Pretty decent selection and a good price. If you need an etchant, go to the hardware store and get some muriatic acid and mix it with h2o2.
ben did you actually get some of those 500v 8200uf lytics i found for <$8 ?
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ben123324 wrote ...
Its probably supposed to be 20 cents... One time mouser had a $800 'lytic priced at 8$, so I think someone who's putting this stuff in misses some decimal places sometimes. Btw, I bought that cap
Killa-X, I don't proto anymore either. In my first post I said hat I now cnc etch my boards. Perfboard is easy to break. Fr1/2 is not! And I can tell from your picture that you have fr4, so I know you agree with me on rs boards!
So for all you guys who use PCB Fab services, what pcb cad programs are you using? If I can find a cheaper than ExpressPCB priced fab service with decent quality that accepts free or low cost cad software designs I'd be set for my projects. I'm currently spending hours and hours and tons of eutetic solder on solder-bridge construction.
The reason I got in to ExpressPCB was the free software. I know a lot of places take Eagle, but I don't have that kind of cash ($70 to $170 for cheapest versions) for software!
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eagle has a free version with the only limit of board size. i don't think very many hobbyists have ever paid for the full version. plus its EXTREMELY useful for any small signal electronics.
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Any decent EDA package will be be able to export Gerber files. The board house shouldn't even know what package you use. I.e. pick what you like and use it, learn how to use the CAM processor and how gerber files are used.
The free version of eagle is fine for most people. I bought the professional version when I needed the capabilities simply because it was cheaper then a package like Altium or Pulsonix.
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