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| MarkL:
Manufacturers also offer "kinked pin" versions for many of their connector series. When ordered this way, several of the tail pins are purposely bent so that the part retains itself while being soldered. Just search for "kinked pin" on Mouser, Digi-Key., etc. If just a connector or two, I usually put a pair of long 0.1" jumpers on the two far ends of the header, and put the board upside down on a towel that's been folded several times. It pushes the header snug against the board while soldering. |
| PA4TIM:
--- Quote from: BergRD on May 07, 2018, 12:06:06 pm ---I was part of a Kickstarter for a great little bit of kit called PCBGrip Vise. I can try to get some pics up later but here is their website and it can do quite a bit including holding SMT (within reasonable size) components so you can solder well. At the time it did not cost me much and I cannot state the current prices but you might want to check them out and good luck! https://pcbgrip.com/ --- End quote --- Wow, would like to have a PCBgrip kit too but the price is rather high. The way I would like it, it is over 300 euro. But this probably can do what I often deed, mount several PCB's above or next to each other so I can measure while repairing coupled PCB's (I often make extension wires but it is alway a hassle to keep them safe and turning one around is even harder. I think I can mount three pcb vice clamps on one "backbone" PCBgrip and so turn all of them the same time |
| tautech:
--- Quote from: NANDBlog on May 07, 2018, 12:14:04 pm ---For 2.54 headers and such, I just hold one end and solder the other one. And also Xcelite has a cross lock tweezers, very useful for holding stuff together. --- End quote --- Rarely I've needed to use something like these ^ from my fly tying bench....hackle pliers. Here's a selection of the various styles available: https://www.caddisflyshop.com/hacklepliers.html |
| nanofrog:
A similar version of ^ would be a pair 31-SA tweezers. Other odds and ends that don't cost a fortune that could be useful: * Hemostats * * Segmented CNC Hose (make great helping hands and probe holders*) * * Kapton tape (handles temperature much better than blue tack) * Panavise (324, 350 or 396) and Bernstein Spannfix (9-240) vises are suitable for PCB work (others too, but not as versatile). * Search "diy helping hands" (upper left SEARCH button), and the results will point to some links for inspiration. ;) |
| KL27x:
For the standard 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch headers, assuming you have more than one SIP row of them and they are all aligned on same grid, I will turn the pcb upside down and stick the headers into a solderless breadboard to make them nice and square while I solder them. |
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