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#296021 15-May-2022 09:20

Working on a project (a Stream Deck clone using OLED displays - https://freeyourstream.com/) and decided to get a PCB manufactured. I have used JLTPCB before and they are cheap but delivery costs to NZ were reasonably high.

Just ordered 5 PCB's today and they now have a cheap delivery option and I found a great coupon.

So 5 black PCB's (98.04 mm* 66.8 mm) delivered for USD $4.72 !!

https://jlcpcb.com/

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#2914158 15-May-2022 10:19

Wow that's really cheap. I used Dirty PCBs for this project and found them very good.

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#2914170 15-May-2022 11:02

Great that they have lower price shipping options no, as they have always been absurd with the fast options.

I have just done my first order on my personal address with some boards for some RGBtoHDMI projects from pre-done gerbers and it was so easy that I can see why they're so popular.

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#2914196 15-May-2022 12:17

That's a super cool project!

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#2914318 15-May-2022 20:13

Yep looks good. I thought of making one using a lcd display but I want a satisfying click. Everything cheap except Arduino pro mini. Used to be less than $2 but now about $10. The displays were only $2.40 each .

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#2922511 4-Jun-2022 09:14

boards look great

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#2922518 4-Jun-2022 11:19

Very interesting, anyone done it with the little colour IPS displays? I cant stand those cheap OLEDs with their flicker, and colour would make it much nicer. Wonder if an arduino would have enough grunt to drive multiple colour displays.

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#2922574 4-Jun-2022 12:09

Those look great! There's something really satisfying about getting you're own boards produced, especially compared to the results you get with home etching, which I 've done a number of times.

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#2922575 4-Jun-2022 12:20

With home etching the killer is getting all the holes drilled tidily and you don't have through plated vias.

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#2922577 4-Jun-2022 12:33

prob: With home etching the killer is getting all the holes drilled tidily and you don't have through plated vias.

Surface mount needs no holes and the larger ones are well within the limits of home etching. UV cured solder resist will keep the solder blobs on the pad and not wicking the length of the trace around them when you are blasting it with the hot air. But with the price of bare board even uncoated being about what it costs from JLCPCB or PCBway the hassle isnt worth it anymore. The people I know who used to do it are now given up.

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#2924033 8-Jun-2022 17:58

Never mind etching, I'm so lazy that more and more I just use JLC's assembly service.

This is the best way to search the JLC SMT Assembly parts database...

https://yaqwsx.github.io/jlcparts/#/

(you'll need to be patient waiting for it to load itself up though, once it's running it's OK)

Try and use the JLC "basic" parts (always loaded in the machines) to save on the costs.

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