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Electronics => Manufacturing & Assembly => Topic started by: kizzap on April 20, 2013, 03:58:14 am

Title: BatchPCB turns to OSHPark
Post by: kizzap on April 20, 2013, 03:58:14 am
So...I just found out that BatchPCB is closing it's doors, and is now moving all of its customers over to OSHpark. Good or bad for the industry do you think? I can already see there being a whole lot of projects with purple PCBs now...
Title: Re: BatchPCB turns to OSHPark
Post by: c4757p on April 20, 2013, 04:11:10 am
Wait - I thought this was old news.  :-//

Quote from: kizzap on April 20, 2013, 03:58:14 am
... purple PCBs now...

 :scared:
Title: Re: BatchPCB turns to OSHPark
Post by: gxti on April 20, 2013, 04:31:04 am
You will not be disappointed unless you really hate purple. OSH Park PCBs are higher quality in every respect -- tolerances, finish, and material.
Title: Re: BatchPCB turns to OSHPark
Post by: MacAttak on April 20, 2013, 04:41:03 am
Agree. The OSHPark boards come out well and I don't think the price was much different.

Also, I have to say the deep purple and gold sure is pretty. Maybe that has something to do with me growing up in southern Louisiana?  :-//
Title: Re: BatchPCB turns to OSHPark
Post by: kizzap on April 20, 2013, 05:03:47 am
Did a little detective work (read as I read the date of the post about it on the OSHpark site) and it was only posted the 18th. (so effectively the 19th in Oz.)

and a plus is that they now have free international shipping.....  :scared:
Title: Re: BatchPCB turns to OSHPark
Post by: marshallh on April 20, 2013, 06:25:47 am
BatchPCB has been a raw deal for a long time, I'm surprised they never closed up shop sooner.
You will be hapy with oshpark's boards, very soon the specs on the 4layer order will get even better. 0.8mm pitch bga anybody
Title: Re: BatchPCB turns to OSHPark
Post by: poorchava on April 22, 2013, 06:53:21 am
Hm, with free international shipping it may actually become the first source for affordable 4-layer pcbs. At $10/sq.inch a 2"x2" will cost $40 for 3 boards. Elecrow/seed/itead services begin at $45 for 2"x2" (10 boards).

Since that many PCB's are often net needed, if turnaround time (from order to arrival) will be lower, I may actually give them a try.

Price of 2 layer PCB's is still unattractive. 5$/sq.in. makes  $20 for 5cmx5cm and $80 for 10cmx10cm, whereas itead/seed/elecrow do that for $10 and $20 respectively.