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Update: sometimes pin 1 is right… and still wrong
2026-04-03A follow-up to the pin-1 story: the same datasheet marking, but a different mechanical reference. How a silent change from the manufacturer still caused a fault.
Harm Slijkhuis
Sales Engineer
Second source for PCBs: why not, actually?
2026-03-06For components, a second source is obvious. For PCBs, almost nobody arranges it.
Harm Slijkhuis
Sales Engineer
PCB Lead Time: the Invisible Showstopper
2025-12-29Did you know that PCB lead time often determines 90% of the total turnaround time of a ProtoPCBA project?
Harm Slijkhuis
Sales Engineer
Purchase your PCB yourself or let DeltaProto handle it
2025-06-30At DeltaProto you can now also indicate online where we should have your PCB's produced.
Harm Slijkhuis
Sales Engineer