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Looking for cheap Flexible Circuit Board manufacture

computer guycomputer guy Posts: 1,113
edited 2012-06-04 05:35 in General Discussion
Hello,

Does anyone know where I can get a cheap Flexible Circuit Board made up for a prototype?



Thanks :)

Comments

  • LeonLeon Posts: 7,620
    edited 2012-06-03 21:55
    There are plenty of suppliers providing a cheap prototyping service for conventional PCBs, but you won't find anything like that for flexible PCBs. It's going to be expensive.
  • computer guycomputer guy Posts: 1,113
    edited 2012-06-03 22:49
    Thanks Leon,

    I was afraid you would say that. Two weeks ago I sent five companies a request for a quote.
    Only one replied and their quote was $1,000 setup and $1,000 for 1 or $25/each for 1,000.

    My design is pretty simple. Just some copper pads (3cmx3xm) that go to a pin header.
    It's my prototype for a sensor using dielectric capacitance.

    Any ideas on how I could make something that still looked professional and would give the same results?


    Thanks :)
  • TubularTubular Posts: 4,706
    edited 2012-06-04 00:08
    Gold phoenix, $260~$280 (see their specials page)
  • RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
    edited 2012-06-04 05:35
    3M makes copper foil tape with conductive adhesive and adhesive copper foil is available in sheets from suppliers that cater to the stained glass business. A little Googling will turn up many sources including Amazon.com and eBay. Maybe there is some way to adapt one of these for your purposes.
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