JLCPCB ordering tip

[Ioannis]

SMD's that many is impossible to do it manually in reasonable time and with no errors!

When production is low and you have through hole components, these are assembled by hand. And this costs...

Ioannis

[Demon]

Tip: When you think you're doing something wrong and spend countless hours trying to generate a 3D model on JLCPCB:




Stop tearing out your hair, browse the part and check the 3D model in inventory:




And if this is empty, you're done nothing wrong.




Complete brain fart on my part. I had created a new symbol in Kicad and copied over an SOIC-20 footprint. I was certain I had messed something up in the process.

I gave up, went to bed, and it dawned on me before I fell asleep.
....argh.....

[Demon]

Got a lots of tracks? Consider the over/under ™ technique:

[Ioannis]

I have to say you have done amazing progress on many different tasks, dealing with this project, giving tips for all!

Ioannis

[Demon]

Thanks, but don't fool yourself.

I post this for me when I forget in 2 days and come back here and Search.

[Demon]

Save on setup fees. Select Basic Parts whenever possible. It's cheaper than using Extended Parts.

[Demon]

I had copied over a TO-263 footprint from the public library in Kicad, then checked up in the datasheet from JLCPCB cause I thought the IC was unusually large.

It turns out the size of the TQFP-64 threw off my perspective, and the IRFZ44N really was 15mm tall (datasheet still is backwards though)