David Griffith wrote:
>On Fri, 18 Nov 2005, Alan King wrote:
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Rectangular is as good or better. Right size with right size hole and
it'll insert a bit easier than an equally tight round one, and still
have good grip. Square pegs are very difficult to remove from round
holes if they're a good fit.
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>Obtain bare wire of the same size as the via holes and about half a foot
>long. Insert the end into a via hole. Get a decent blob of solder on the
>iron and still holding the wire, touch the pad/wire junction with the
>blob. Clip the wire and solder the backside. There's no need to clip and
>bend teeny-tiny pieces of wire.
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That's not far off from general normal of what I do. But with HQ
dikes and assembly experience, it's easier and a bit faster for me to
bend /cut each, then come back and touch all the silver spots with
solder in a seperate pass. Use silver plated wire wrap wire and they
all stand out.
As always, best and fastest method is just plain avoid the hell out of
vias! :)
Alan