Christian said:
Hello,
As anyone of you used the service of PCBCart at
http://www.pcbcart.com ?
Prices are damned good but don't know about quality and service.
It's sometimes hard to compare, but it looked competitive to
www.custompcb.com, which I use. I don't know if ENIG or Immersion
Silver Plate is better, but I figure both are better than HASL.
If you find them competitive, I can state I've been pleased with their
quality and service. I've not seen a ton of boards in my day, but the
prototypes I got from customPCB looked better than many production
boards I've received via other manufacturers. The plated board is
completely flat (no raises from the HASL process), and the soldermask
finish was like polished glass.
http://www.jbrain.com/vicug/gallery/uIEC/IMG_1861_001
Does not do it justice, but it's the best I've got to put here.
A couple things I like about them:
o They'll take EAGLE pcb files directly, no need to spit out gerbers.
o You can panelize for great prices (the board above I got 12 of them
and 24 of a half size board on 2 panels for $204.00)
o Quick. 5 days from order to sitting on doorstep, 7 if silkscreen,
o Nice refund policy. You see issues with production, send the batch
back and they'll redo or refund.
o They've rather made a firm statement about silver plate. I can see
the difference, and I applaud the stance.
I've placed a half dozen prototype orders, quality is consistent.
Jim