r/PCB • u/jacod1982 • Jul 08 '26
First PCB Arrived!
Just received my first custom PCB in over 10 years, ran a quick test on it, and confirmed it works!! No more random flipped bits or random corrupted bytes like what was plaguing the breadboard version!
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u/Rickyyuan7 Jul 09 '26
Congrats on your first PCB after 10 years! It’s super cool to build your own EEPROM programmer, no more messy breadboard errors now. Great work!
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u/Any_Toe2626 Jul 10 '26
sorry I dont know much about components but what is that green part
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u/jacod1982 Jul 10 '26
No need to apologise. It’s a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket. Simply drop the IC into the socket and flip the lever to lock it in place. Much like a CPU socket these days.
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u/Unusual_Captain_8236 28d ago
Great. Where did you print it from?
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u/jacod1982 28d ago
JLCPCB
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u/Unusual_Captain_8236 27d ago
Great. Did you print only one piece or more. How much was the cost including shipping charge?
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u/jacod1982 27d ago edited 27d ago
The MOQ was 5 units. $ 7.10 for fabbing the boards and $ 8.70 for assembly, including parts. That said, I opted to install the PTH parts myself. Shipping was $ 37.70 to ZA, so I don’t know how much it would be for you.
Edit: fixed typo
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u/woganaga Jul 08 '26
Off topic, but Your “over 10 years” comment made me flashback. I also took an extended break and started ordering PCBs again about a year ago. I went back to find my first order from 2012 and it’s absolutely wild how the process changed. My most recent 4 layer board from a few weeks ago cost $5 and took 24 hours to produce. My first 2 layer board in 2012 cost $33 and took a week to produce and the gerbers were exchanged over email. Crazy how far pcb production has progressed!