> John Devereux wrote:
>
>>> I was just about to post that it had been several years since I
>>> found a website that did that :-)...
>>
>>
>> And I had an exchange with their UK salesman about it over a year
>> ago...
>>
>
> To be fair, if you dismiss the error message, you do get the price
> calculator, but whether it works or not is another matter. It's probably
> a trivial something in the web page code that looks for > ie revision, but
> it does make the company look a bit silly.
Even sillier was their site registration requirements. After tediously
filling everything out, they wanted me to fax their Belgian head
office, with a form marked with our "company stamp" :)
> If you are in the Oxford area, you could try Chiltern Circuits in
> Princess Risborough (on the web). May not be the cheapest, but they are
> local enough for me to be able to drive over and discuss any special
> requirements. It's something I like to do with all suppliers, but not
> easy if they are hundreds of miles away...
Thanks, but I get everything from China now. Much cheaper for anything
over ~3 days, because even their 1 day super fast cost is less than a
UK 10 day cost.
--
John Devereux
Reply by ChrisQ●July 3, 20082008-07-03
John Devereux wrote:
>> I was just about to post that it had been several years since I
>> found a website that did that :-)...
>
>
> And I had an exchange with their UK salesman about it over a year
> ago...
>
To be fair, if you dismiss the error message, you do get the price
calculator, but whether it works or not is another matter. It's probably
a trivial something in the web page code that looks for > ie revision, but
it does make the company look a bit silly.
If you are in the Oxford area, you could try Chiltern Circuits in
Princess Risborough (on the web). May not be the cheapest, but they are
local enough for me to be able to drive over and discuss any special
requirements. It's something I like to do with all suppliers, but not
easy if they are hundreds of miles away...
Regards,
Chris
Reply by Spehro Pefhany●July 3, 20082008-07-03
On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:51:46 +0100, the renowned John Devereux
<jdREMOVE@THISdevereux.me.uk> wrote:
>Leon <leon355@btinternet.com> writes:
>
>> On 3 Jul, 00:08, Roger_the_Dodger <cresswellave...@talktalk.net>
>> wrote:
>>> > So I was wondering if there are similar services in UK? Feedback from
>>> > anyone who has used such a service for hobbies would be appreciated?
>>>
>>> > BR
>>> > Rate
>>>
>>> Its much better to buy a PCB CAD packahe that suits your level of
>>> needs than just take a free package that is poor.
>>>
>>> There is loads of PCB CAD packages both free and paid for.
>>>
>>> Got mine off ebay for just a few pounds.
>>
>>
>> He writes his own software and then buys it from himself!
>
>Or as they say on slashdot
>
> * Write own PCB software
> * Buy from self
> * ...
> * PROFIT!
> On 3 Jul, 00:08, Roger_the_Dodger <cresswellave...@talktalk.net>
> wrote:
>> > So I was wondering if there are similar services in UK? Feedback from
>> > anyone who has used such a service for hobbies would be appreciated?
>>
>> > BR
>> > Rate
>>
>> Its much better to buy a PCB CAD packahe that suits your level of
>> needs than just take a free package that is poor.
>>
>> There is loads of PCB CAD packages both free and paid for.
>>
>> Got mine off ebay for just a few pounds.
>
>
> He writes his own software and then buys it from himself!
Or as they say on slashdot
* Write own PCB software
* Buy from self
* ...
* PROFIT!
--
John Devereux
Reply by Leon●July 3, 20082008-07-03
On 3 Jul, 00:08, Roger_the_Dodger <cresswellave...@talktalk.net>
wrote:
> > So I was wondering if there are similar services in UK? Feedback from
> > anyone who has used such a service for hobbies would be appreciated?
>
> > BR
> > Rate
>
> Its much better to buy a PCB CAD packahe that suits your level of
> needs than just take a free package that is poor.
>
> There is loads of PCB CAD packages both free and paid for.
>
> Got mine off ebay for just a few pounds.
He writes his own software and then buys it from himself!
Leon
Reply by Roger_the_Dodger●July 2, 20082008-07-02
> So I was wondering if there are similar services in UK? Feedback from
> anyone who has used such a service for hobbies would be appreciated?
>
> BR
> Rate
Its much better to buy a PCB CAD packahe that suits your level of
needs than just take a free package that is poor.
There is loads of PCB CAD packages both free and paid for.
Got mine off ebay for just a few pounds.
Reply by John Devereux●July 2, 20082008-07-02
ChrisQ <blackhole@devnull.com> writes:
> John B wrote:
>> On 29/06/2008 ratemonotonic wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi All ,
>>>
>>> Lately I came across an american service called ExpressPCB , that
>>> has its own CAD software and after laying out the PCB , you can use
>>> the software itself to order board manufacture. The software can
>>> be used to generate BOM and specify Part number from Digikey. This
>>> is brilliant seamless process. Also it is fine tuned for hobbyists.
>>> The pricing is fabulous. The only problem is the shipping cost for
>>> outside america is very expensive.
>>>
>>> So I was wondering if there are similar services in UK? Feedback
>>> from anyone who has used such a service for hobbies would be
>>> appreciated?
>>>
>>> BR Rate
>>
>>
>> I always use Eurocircuits "Plot & Go" service. Very quick and good
>> quality.
>>
>> http://www.thepcbshop.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=e
>> n
>>
>
> Hmm, just had a look at that site and (reminded about a recent thread
> here) it tells me on entry to the price calculator that the browser
> (Firefox / Mozilla 1.7 on solaris) is not supported. That's one company
> I won't be dealing with then.
>
> I was just about to post that it had been several years since I found a
> website that did that :-)...
And I had an exchange with their UK salesman about it over a year
ago...
--
John Devereux
Reply by ChrisQ●July 2, 20082008-07-02
John B wrote:
> On 29/06/2008 ratemonotonic wrote:
>
>
>> Hi All ,
>>
>> Lately I came across an american service called ExpressPCB , that
>> has its own CAD software and after laying out the PCB , you can use
>> the software itself to order board manufacture. The software can
>> be used to generate BOM and specify Part number from Digikey. This
>> is brilliant seamless process. Also it is fine tuned for hobbyists.
>> The pricing is fabulous. The only problem is the shipping cost for
>> outside america is very expensive.
>>
>> So I was wondering if there are similar services in UK? Feedback
>> from anyone who has used such a service for hobbies would be
>> appreciated?
>>
>> BR Rate
>
>
> I always use Eurocircuits "Plot & Go" service. Very quick and good
> quality.
>
> http://www.thepcbshop.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=e
> n
>
Hmm, just had a look at that site and (reminded about a recent thread
here) it tells me on entry to the price calculator that the browser
(Firefox / Mozilla 1.7 on solaris) is not supported. That's one company
I won't be dealing with then.
I was just about to post that it had been several years since I found a
website that did that :-)...
Chris
Reply by Martin Griffith●June 30, 20082008-06-30
On 30 Jun 2008 10:51:20 GMT, in comp.arch.embedded "John B"
<spamj_baraclough@blockerzetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>On 29/06/2008 ratemonotonic wrote:
>
>> Hi All ,
>>
>> Lately I came across an american service called ExpressPCB , that has
>> its own CAD software and after laying out the PCB , you can use the
>> software itself to order board manufacture. The software can be used
>> to generate BOM and specify Part number from Digikey. This is
>> brilliant seamless process. Also it is fine tuned for hobbyists. The
>> pricing is fabulous. The only problem is the shipping cost for outside
>> america is very expensive.
>>
>> So I was wondering if there are similar services in UK? Feedback from
>> anyone who has used such a service for hobbies would be appreciated?
>>
>> BR
>> Rate
>
>I always use Eurocircuits "Plot & Go" service. Very quick and good
>quality.
>
>http://www.thepcbshop.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=e
>n
Hmm, the calculator needs IE5 or greater, FF3 and opera don't work
Think I'll stick with Olimex
martin
Reply by John B●June 30, 20082008-06-30
On 29/06/2008 ratemonotonic wrote:
> Hi All ,
>
> Lately I came across an american service called ExpressPCB , that has
> its own CAD software and after laying out the PCB , you can use the
> software itself to order board manufacture. The software can be used
> to generate BOM and specify Part number from Digikey. This is
> brilliant seamless process. Also it is fine tuned for hobbyists. The
> pricing is fabulous. The only problem is the shipping cost for outside
> america is very expensive.
>
> So I was wondering if there are similar services in UK? Feedback from
> anyone who has used such a service for hobbies would be appreciated?
>
> BR
> Rate