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I need a trick to attach a header pin to a GPS module.
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t1d:

--- Quote from: Ian.M on August 26, 2019, 06:00:45 am ---Solder connector to a small scrap of stripboard, to get enough joint area to hold it reliably, clean off *ALL* flux from both the stripboard and where you are putting it,  and Epoxy it to the PCB.   
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Add some board. Brilliant

--- Quote from: Ian.M on August 26, 2019, 06:00:45 am ---Tip:  If you need to polarize them to reduce the risk of misconnection, you can add a keyway by cropping one spare pin on the plug and filing smooth, and filling the corresponding socket with solder.
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Make a keyway. Brilliant x2
t1d:

--- Quote from: KL27x on August 26, 2019, 08:36:04 pm ---Personally, I'm eyeing the real estate right on top of the main IC. You could affix a piece of copper clad right over the top of it.
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Attach to the roof of the module. Brilliant.

--- Quote from: KL27x on August 26, 2019, 08:36:04 pm ---The header is another place to consider. Maybe remove the header. Take a piece that is 5 pins wide, and cut the back off the last one. Solder a wire to that cut end. Then solder the header  in. It might have to stick out a little more from the board than the original one.
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Add a pin to the header. Brilliant x2.
t1d:
We have excellent thinking in this community! Thank you for the help.
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