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paddi91

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    Comment #49206334

    Happy to answer that question! In the end it's a numbers game. Manufacturing gets cheaper with higher demand. For 6 layers the demand is rather low. We've figures from a US PCB com…

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    Comment #49199935

    Disclaimer: CTO & Co-Founder of AISLER here We're trying to make electronic manufacturing (PCB & PCBA) simple, affordable and speedy. A high grade of automation allows prices start…

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    Comment #48830665

    Keep it simple, just one call to solve every model.

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    Comment #45178928

    KiCad provides a handy Plugin and Content Manager to find and install plugins and other extensions. However, beside the official KiCad repository, which is regulated, it is nearly …

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    Comment #13411180

    We're going to start assembly with shipment in march. Drop us a line if you're interested in our pilot.

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    Comment #13409456

    KiCad Pcbnew files contain all required footprints etc., unlike the schematic files you need no libraries or such. Creating Gerber files is sometimes hard as different fabs require…

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    Comment #13408617

    Shameless plug: We just launched an affordable PCB prototyping service in Europe with native KiCad support. The PCBs are manufactured in Germany with a manufacturer usually working…

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    Comment #12741334

    As I noticed some interest here, I'd like you to test the PCB service. Use coupon code 'hn102016' on checkout to get a 15% discount on your order. Would be happy to get some feedba…

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    Comment #12741318

    On the page is a pricing calculator, just scroll down a bit. As I said we're trying to get a low price on low quantities, if you only need 3 PCBs (e.g. for prototyping) we're cheap…

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    Comment #12741301

    Yeah, we met back in 2015 I guess! Will you be there in 2017? Would you be interested in some exchange over 1clickbom? We noticed that a platform for OSHW without making the actual…

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    Comment #12738308

    Shameless plug here, we're just working on getting a PCB & assembly service like Seeedstudio to Europe. What we're trying to achieve is to get close to prices from China but with z…

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    Comment #12398909

    My 9-5 job got a bit boring after 5 years so I decided to work on an idea I already had in mind for a few years. With the help of my co-founder (which I met in the meantime) the bu…

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    Comment #12342935

    The glorious fix during Apollo 13 mission, https://flic.kr/p/zci7am

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    Comment #12157986

    It has gerber-to-svg as an dependency, so I'm curious what it actually adds to this.

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    Comment #11861562

    If anyone would like to give it a try, you can get a kit including PCB and parts at AISLER https://aisler.net/damellis/cellphone2hw/diy-cellphone Please note that the kit does only…

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    Comment #11840110

    Obviously no way to build these PCBs by hand, 4 layer and a lot of hard to solder parts. BOM cost for the controller is about 100USD. https://aisler.net/googlecreativelab/anypixel/…

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    Comment #11642599

    Whoever is interested in buying one: https://aisler.net/tltx/swc_usb/swc_usb

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    Comment #11540156

    For everyone who is interested in buying one, https://aisler.net/kanflo/aaduino/aaduino-v2

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