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RETIRED ENGINEER, I MISS HAVING A PC BOARD PCB FOR ASSEMBLING A PROJECT,
ESPECIALLY ONE WITH A SILKSCREENED SOLDER MASK TO AID IN PLACING THE
COMPONENTS.  MY EXPERIENCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT FINDING A SOURCE FOR
PROFESSIONAL QUALITY PC BOARDS MADE IN SMALL QUANTITIES IS PROHIBITIVELY
EXPENSIVE.  RECENTLY, I FOUND A SOURCE THAT CAN PROVIDE UP TO 10 PC BOARDS
OF THE SAME DESIGN, MEASURING 100 X 100 MILLIMETERS ROUGHLY 3R9 INCHES
SQUARE FOR TOTAL.  FOR 21, THEY CAN SHIP FINISHED BOARDS BY DHL AIR,
TYPICALLY WITH A 1 WEEK TURNAROUND.  SO WHEN THIS WAS WRITTEN, THE TOTAL
PRICE WAS FOR FABRICATION AND SHIPPING OF UP TO 10 BOARDS AT THAT SIZE.  MY
LAST BOARD HAD A TURNAROUND TIME OF 4 DAYS.  THEY WORK FROM CUSTOMER
SUPPLIED ARTWORK FILES MORE ON THIS LATER, AND THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I RAN
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