- First, note that we guarantee delivery of 50% of your boards within the turn time. See our delivery guarantee page for complete details and see below for additional guarantee terms.
- Some service options or job changes will incur extra fees or add delays to your job. These potential fees and delays are highlighted below.
- We need all order data received and verified 24 hours before parts are received. This includes:
- Bill of materials (BOM) in Excel or Delimited Format.
- Silkscreen and solder paste layer gerbers.
- Centroid or insertion file (aka Pick-n-place or XY data) This file can be generated by Screaming Circuits® for a $50 - $150 fee based on your design. More information can be found here.
- Assembly timer starts when the last parts are received. Parts received after 12:00 Noon PST are considered received the following day.
- If you mix kits for more than one job in the same box, the assembly timer will start when everything is received and sorted. It will add an extra day and incur extra charges if we have to split jobs out of the same kit.
- Our "order changes cut-off" takes place on the day of arrival of the final materials for the job.
- Once the order change cut-off takes place, we will need to charge an additional fee for changes to the Bill of Materials or to the Gerber files
- A BOM change requires that we restart the audit and redo our machine programs. This will incur a $50.00 charge and add a day to your turn-time.
- A Gerber file change generally requires that we scrap and repurchase the solder paste stencil. If this happens, we need to add an additional $230 stencil charge and add at least one day to your turn time. Based on when we are given the change and if this requires new PCBs, it may add more than one day to your turn-time.
- BOMs must be provided in Microsoft Excel or delimited text formats. We can convert BOMs for a $50 fee.
- Kits must NOT be mixed with other jobs.
- If we receive kits for multiple jobs in one box, we may need to charge extra and there will probably be a delay in your order.
- You need to include 5% extra parts for all SMT passive components. For 0201 size passives, we like to see 50% extra because of the potential for attrition at these small sizes.
- For higher value active components (including BGAs) we ask for 1 extra, to compensate for any damages.
- The PCB must have reference designators & polarity signs clearly marked on it.
- All parts with pin 1 or polarity must show some visible mark to identify. If a part is not clearly marked with polarity indicators, customer will have to provide that information.
Non-Standard Services
- Any services ordered that are not in our Standard Assembly Process set will likely add time to your selected turn-time. Some may add cost as well.
- Refer to our Capabilities page for a list of Standard Assembly Processes.
- Screaming Circuits does not inspect received material kits for completeness or accuracy.
- Based on options you select at the time of order:
- If we are provided the wrong part (according to your BOM) we will not place the part and notify you in the production report e-mailed after shipment.
- In the event of a shortage, we will contact you by phone, and e-mail and then postpone the build for up to 1 hour, in order to resolve the problem.
- If we do not receive a response within one hour, we reserve the right to remove your job from the line. A 25% set-up charge will be applied to your order when the job is restarted.
- If you would like us to stop the SMT build and resume once wrong or short parts have arrived, we will charge an additional 25% of your order price to tear down our machine and re-setup when missing parts arrive.
- Screaming Circuits warrants each assembly for workmanship up to 30 days after invoicing.
- Screaming Circuits will repair the assembly or credit the quoted cost of the placement at Screaming Circuits option.
- Any modifications done to the assembly nullifies this warranty.
- If you send us non-functioning components or pcbs in your kit, we are not liable for repair, rework or replacement of the assembly. We strongly recommend that your boards be electrically tested at the board fab house and have complete solder mask and silk screen.
- In no event shall Screaming Circuits’ liability exceed the amount of the order placed.
- Screaming Circuits gives no other warranty, either expressed or implied, and specifically disclaims all other warranties, including warranties for merchantability and fitness.
First, note that we guarantee delivery of 50% of your boards within the turn time. See our delivery guarantee page for complete details. We guarantee these 50% if:
- Shipping destination is within the USA.
- All parts match their respective pads on the PCB.
- The Gerber file and BOM both have reference designators.
- All necessary data is received and verified 24 hrs prior to the arrival of the parts kit.
- The complete parts kit is received before 12 Noon PST on day one of the job. If material is received after 12:00 Noon PST the job start date is the following day.
- Your parts kit is for one job only.
- All parts, including the PCB, are defect-free.
- Shipment/order pick-up time is 3:30pm PST.
- Credit card will be charged at the time the order is placed.
- A $20 handling charge will be billed for all orders shipped to Mexico and Canada.
- A $50 handling charge will apply to all orders shipped to other destinations outside the USA.