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mackoffgrid Guru Joined: 13/03/2017 Location: AustraliaPosts: 460
Posted: 06:41am 26 Dec 2019
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After my recent bit of bad luck, I lost my Solar controller.
It gave me a chance to update the design
So I've re-designed it and drawn up the circuit boards ( along with 2 other other PCBs)
I uploaded the designs to JLCPCB on Christmas eve. I'm starting to increase the amount of SMD parts and I find it's easier to order them off JLCPCB sister company LCSC. If you place an order with a PCB order you get a discount on delivery, in fact - FRee. It's possible new accounts don't get this offer? This is the second order I placed with LCSC and I think I'll be placing a lot more.
As I said I placed the order for PCBs and then with LCSC on Christmas eve, well the PCBs are now made and on their way, and the LCSC order has been picked and despatched today, with a DHL delivery for this Friday!
I hope they treat their staff well because they seemed to work through Christmas. I guess they have Chinese New Year off.
Impressed all the same
Cheers
Andrew
Solar Mike Guru Joined: 08/02/2015 Location: New ZealandPosts: 1164
Posted: 11:08am 26 Dec 2019
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They are certainly customer focused, I have also placed my orders today for the boards for the multi phase PV controller, try red this time, green gets a bit boring.
Chinese new year whole country closes for a couple of weeks, so great that they work over our Christmas period.
Cheers Mike
nickskethisniks Guru Joined: 17/10/2017 Location: BelgiumPosts: 462
Posted: 12:01pm 26 Dec 2019
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I'm also verry happy about easyeda another sister company, easy to use, big library. Everything works in the cloud, so I could do some designing on any time and any place I want. Although you want a big screen when designing.
My solar buck converter pcbs come from JLCPCB, LCSC is great as well!