I'm curious as to how folks can justify going to Flex circuits with the
enormous costs involved in making them... (suffering from sticker shock)

The costs going from rigid to rigid-flex seem to be about 10:1.

Is that typical?

Any comments on making the transition to flex that someone with the 'scars'
can share?

P.S. - Please call me if you have some idea of how to keep flex costs down
and make this technology a viable option in a commercial low volume product.
Otherwise I think a ribbon cable and connector are much cheaper alternatives
to building the cable into a rigid-flex board.

Best regards,


Bill Brooks
PCB Design Engineer, C.I.D.+
Tel: (760)597-1500 Fax: (760)597-1510
Datron World Communications, Inc.
Vista, California

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