JLCPCB have finally launched the SMT assembly service for those outside of China.
![JLCPCB SMT Assembly Service](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=208764.0;attach=828018;image)
I placed an order yesterday, so I shall use this thread to show how things go.
Limitations are:
- SMT assembly limited to one side of the PCB only. If you have components on the other side you must assemble these yourself
- You cannot supply parts yourself, they must come from the JLCPCB component library which is a subset of components from LCSC
- SMT assembly only - no TH parts
- Unlimited number of basic components can be placed, but a maximum of 10 different types of "Extended" parts can be placed. Basic components look to be mainly standard passive parts.
The only problem I faced when ordering is the list of components that was in the Extended parts spreadsheet didn't match up with what was available when ordering. I originally designed the board with a BME280 sensor on it, switched over to the Sensirion SHT31 which was in the Extended parts database. When ordering, this part wasn't an option so will need to be assembled at my end.
If everything goes OK then PCBs might be in my hands in a week or so, so it should be interesting to see how it pans out and what the quality of the assembly is like.
I think the components accounted for around $60, so the actual assembly cost was around $24 on the 10 PCBs.