Comments on: BatchPCB now even more à la carte

By: Anabolic

Anabolic — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:08:59 +0000

Very Nice but I haven’t seen any bad pours or shorts, which did surprise me.

By: drbobbob

drbobbob — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:49:21 +0000

I was wondering if anyone would post a bus pirate for easy ordering.

By: rasz

rasz — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:47:05 +0000

Im not sure that link was there when I was complaining

By: CaitSith2

CaitSith2 — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:13:58 +0000

@rasz: Did you want a link to the PSP breakout? http://www.batchpcb.com/index.php/Products/18877

(They now put product links directly on every design made public, and even before that, they have also given the links that allow you to share said pcb privately with friends. (the old way of allowing others to order what you designed.))

By: jproach

jproach — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:42:58 +0000

geoff: It sounds like what you are really trying to say is that no one should use a rf/cell-phone jammer.

We’ve had this argument about 1,000 times before. There are plenty of legitimate uses and plenty of non-legitimate ones. I would hope anyone that is intelligent enough to figure out how to build it, would use it appropriately.

But to pretend that ladyada thought no one would use the device as it was intended is a joke.

By: fyrebug

fyrebug — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:26:10 +0000

@jimmys allowing rasz comments is almost as bad as saying them in my oppinion, trolling or not that sort of behavior should not be tolerated.

By: geoff

geoff — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:12:57 +0000

Just to sidetrack the arguments here somewhat… Why would you want to build the wave-bubble?? Who here seriously feels the need to have a R/F or cellphone jammer?? I am sure this is a great bit of RF design, and you would learn a lot from the build – I am guessing the primary purpose of ladyada’s project was as an R&D/proof of concept – without real intention of actual use… I am all for people learning more about RF design and discovering the pitfalls of applying RF theory to physical projects – so design your own RF jammer if you must. Either way you are il-advised and quite possibly naive to actually use one…

By: pt

pt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:12:56 +0000

@jimmys – i’m pretty happy most folks here are not willing to listen to someone like rasz, perhaps he’ll reconsider his point of view.

By: jimmys

jimmys — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:49:53 +0000

pt-
yeah, you’re doing a heckuva job there with rasz. he’s practically Helen Reddy now.

rasz-
It’s not clear if you’re looking for a scaled down version or just commenting on this one but I think there are some http://www.dealextreme.com jammers that are probably low parts – no frills.

By: pt

pt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:33:44 +0000

@jimmys – unless someone starting telling these folks what they’re doing is wrong it’s unlikely to change. the only person here who should be embarrassed is @rasz

By: jimmys

jimmys — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:07:07 +0000

pt & nonhater-
“you’ll continue to be some anonymous woman hating troll that keeps everyone from advancing and participation solely “male” on most sites.”

And you’ll continue to be pulled reflexively into embarrassing arguments with the troll.

damn, you’re predictable and boring.

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I’ve been very happy with batchpcb. If I order the boards first thing when i start a project, then by the time the other parts arive, the board shows up not long after.

So far, I haven’t seen any bad pours or shorts, which did surprise me. It’s not sleep-deprived Chinese child prison labor. And they can still do it and ship it across the ocean for less money than any american outfit i’ve seen.

By: pt

pt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:01:18 +0000

@rasz – when you say “I dont like wave bubble, it was designed by a woman and it shows” … you’re really just confirming what a lot of people think about the tech community, it’s too bad this entire discussion is now about your woman issues and not batchpcb.

but here’s a thought for you.. if you’re an expert, please post something you’ve made that’s even close to the wavebubble.

you won’t of course, you’ll continue to be some anonymous woman hating troll that keeps everyone from advancing and participation solely “male” on most sites.

you clearly did not read the site, if you don’t want charging via USB, great – you can remove it, or use AAA batteries… if you have a spectrum analyzer, great, you can remove the PLL. the modular design -was- the design. the point is that the PCB costs the same amount, if you look at product PCBs this is very common, but you know that since you’re obviously the smartest person here (and have testicles?).

disclosure, i helped test this project (wavebubble) have assembled them.

By: nonHater

nonHater — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:58:41 +0000

oh sorry, i just assumed by your blatantly sexist comment that you weren’t educated. my bad.

if you are so familiar with how it works, design it better and share what you have learned. we would all appreciate it….even the ladies.

By: rasz

rasz — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:18:30 +0000

@nonHater

Say what you want. I wouldnt question the design if I didnt know how it works. It is overdesigned for what it is.

By: AFuse

AFuse — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:58:12 +0000

Not to downplay BatchPCB’s service. But have you looked at protoexpress.com You can get their no-touch boards (2 or 4 layer) for about the same price with a guaranteed turn time.

I have no relation to them other then being a 100+ board happy customer.