XS 48/52 Proto Board How To
John Abshier
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The DIP8 and Servo areas of the Proto Board are like this
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Where one pad is for the IC/servo pin and the other pad can be used for a wire to connect to a SX pin.· How do people connect other pads to a SX pin?· Do you try to get a socket pin and a wire in the same pad hole?· Or solder a wire on the part of the pin sticking out the back of the board?· I want to interface a DIP28.
A second question.· I assume that solid wire is prefered for board to board connections and stranded for off board.
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Where one pad is for the IC/servo pin and the other pad can be used for a wire to connect to a SX pin.· How do people connect other pads to a SX pin?· Do you try to get a socket pin and a wire in the same pad hole?· Or solder a wire on the part of the pin sticking out the back of the board?· I want to interface a DIP28.
A second question.· I assume that solid wire is prefered for board to board connections and stranded for off board.
Comments
·· You could use solid 22 or 24 gauge wire to connect the pads together.· I will often use the clipped leads of components I solder into boards for jumpered connections if they don't need to be insulated.· As for off-board stuff stranded wire is usually a better choice, but you may noticed the larger holes around the bottom and right side of the board.· These are to route your wires and act as kind of a wire-guide/strain-relief to keep your connections secure.
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