points by sgt 1 day ago | 0 comments
But for prototyping, paying extra for quick turnaround is often very sensible
[–] bluGill 1 day ago
[–] crote 1 day ago
Because the US doesn't have the supply lines for that. You simply can't compete with a Shenzhen where there are a dozen PCB factories and a warehouse for virtually every part you can imagine within a 30-minute drive.
In Shenzhen you can have Some Guy in a truck doing a parts pickup round around town a couple of times a day. In the US you're waiting for overnight Fedex from Digikey. And sure, there's a lot you can stock in advance, but virtually every board will have this one weird part you don't stock yet.
[–] sgt 17 hours ago
Can't you just design better PCB's without weird parts that are likely to be out of stock? Adds to resilience.
Meanwhile as a hobbyist I'd be glad for the discount "we will get around to it sometime in the next two weeks discount"