I've used JLCPCB serveral time and was very happy with the boards.

Joe

Getting pcbs overseas is not like it was a decade ago. Before, you had to worry about shorts and opens and the pcbs would come with obvious repairs. Then, it took 2 to 4 weeks for the thing to come. Today, is has improved to the point where it is kind of foolish to not get prototypes done in China if you have a choice. All the pcbs sent usually are now error free and shipping can be a little as 3 days with turn time as little as 1 day....at a fraction?of the cost (even with enig and plating vias shut). And don't even get started with assembly...it used to take over 30 days...now it is close to around 15.
On Tue, Dec 5, 2023, 7:41?AM Joe Tannenbaum via groups.io <> <jtannenba@... <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I've used JLCPCB serveral time and was very happy with the boards.
Joe
On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 01:00:37 PM MST, Jerry Durand
<jdurand@...
<mailto:jdurand@...>> wrote:
We used to use PCBgogo but being in Russia they will no longer ship
to us.? So, off to another Chinese fabricator who doesn't care about
sanctions.
BOSONSTAR

<>
The first boards were on time and good quality.? As I have to be out
of the country for a while I've had them fabricate and assemble
another board and that order is on it's way to meet us in Armenia. While I'd rather not be testing boards while on the road, I need to
get these ready for a customer.
So, a good review for BOSONSTAR.? They sell other stuff too, but
I've just bought boards from them.
I've also had another Chinese vendor laser cut a stack of stainless
steel plates for yet another customer.? These checked out per my
design and the customer is happy.
China will made good stuff if you're willing to pay for it.? If you
ask for the cheapest possible... that's what you will get.
On 03-Dec-23 20:12, Bill wrote:
All,
???? The cost of Blue transfer film and etchant (including trying
to dispose of the used etchant here in New York State) forced me to
try one of those overseas discount PCB fab houses.? Many positive
reviews sent me to Smart Prototyping <

<> >.? So far,
I've had 2 revisions of 3 separate PCBs manufactured by them for a
cost of about $30 for 5 pieces each of 3 separate boards.
???? The delivery of these boards was about 2 weeks total; I paid
extra for speedier delivery, slower would have been even cheaper.
???? The quality of the delivered boards was surprising.? The only
mistakes I discovered were self-imposed.? No opens, shorts,
mis-printed silk, or unplated vias.? Truly excellent quality for
what turned out to be about $2 per 3" x 4" board.
I highly recommend them,
W2EB

All,

???? The cost of Blue transfer film and etchant (including trying to dispose of the used etchant here in New York State) forced me to try one of those overseas discount PCB fab houses.? Many positive reviews sent me to Smart Prototyping < >.? So far, I've had 2 revisions of 3 separate PCBs manufactured by them for a cost of about $30 for 5 pieces each of 3 separate boards.?
???? The delivery of these boards was about 2 weeks total; I paid extra for speedier delivery, slower would have been even cheaper.
???? The quality of the delivered boards was surprising.? The only mistakes I discovered were self-imposed.? No opens, shorts, mis-printed silk, or unplated vias.? Truly excellent quality for what turned out to be about $2 per 3" x 4" board.

I highly recommend them,

W2EB

All,

???? The cost of Blue transfer film and etchant (including trying to
dispose of the used etchant here in New York State) forced me to try one
of those overseas discount PCB fab houses.? Many positive reviews sent
me to Smart Prototyping <

<> >.? So far,
I've had 2 revisions of 3 separate PCBs manufactured by them for a cost
of about $30 for 5 pieces each of 3 separate boards.
???? The delivery of these boards was about 2 weeks total; I paid extra
for speedier delivery, slower would have been even cheaper.
???? The quality of the delivered boards was surprising.? The only
mistakes I discovered were self-imposed.? No opens, shorts, mis-printed
silk, or unplated vias.? Truly excellent quality for what turned out to
be about $2 per 3" x 4" board.

I highly recommend them,

W2EB

I don't think it is as far as I know. I think additional schematic 
sheets can only be added as 'sub-sheets' below the 'main' one.

On 11/29/2023 6:39 AM, John Woodgate wrote:

Is is possible to add a second schematic sheet, not a hierarchical 
sheet, to a project?? I use KiCad to draw schematics for diagrams in 
reports, and this particular project requires two quite large schematics 
that each take up a whole page. I suppose I could just open a new 
project, but if I can keep all the stuff together in one project, it 
would be better.

Is is possible to add a second schematic sheet, not a hierarchical sheet, to a project?? I use KiCad to draw schematics for diagrams in reports, and this particular project requires two quite large schematics that each take up a whole page. I suppose I could just open a new project, but if I can keep all the stuff together in one project, it would be better.

Is is possible to add a second schematic sheet, not a hierarchical
sheet, to a project?? I use KiCad to draw schematics for diagrams in
reports, and this particular project requires two quite large schematics
that each take up a whole page. I suppose I could just open a new
project, but if I can keep all the stuff together in one project, it
would be better.

Hi,

I'm not familiar with the component, but here goes anyway.

1) When you say KiCad won't let you save it, did you get any error messages?

2) Are you trying to store the part in a private/project file or a KiCad controlled file?

I usually create a "project parts" file within the directory structure for the project and then update the project preferences to pick it up but only for this specific project.

When I'm creating the part I sometimes get the save library and save part order mixed up.

My failing.? Not KiCad's.

I hope this helps in some small way.

Tom

On Nov 26, 2023 14:04, John Woodgate <jmw@...> wrote:

I am trying to make a symbol for a 'D-element' or FDNR. It is like a generic fixed capacitor, but with four thick bars instead of just two. I created a new library for the project, modified the C symbol from the Device library and attempted to save it in the new library. But KiCad 7.0 won't let me do that. I looked at the on-line Help, but it doesn't cover making a new symbol from an existing one. Please advise. I use KiCad only for schematics, so I need no advice about footprints, etc.