gloriouscowhelpful tip
myrmepropagandistYou laugh but I'm saving this to my clip art folder for when I write instructions for my soldering classes. It's a good clear drawing of everything that can go wrong.
Kim@futurebird @gloriouscow Needs the off-by-one pin error and the magic smoke escaping to show everything.
Or have the whole thing in backwards...
@futurebird @gloriouscow My usual trick is to carefully pay attention to the notch/dot to ensure that doesn't happen, oblivious to Past Me having failed to be as rigorous when installing the socket. 🤦♀️
Full Metal Archaeopteryx@kim
This
Also, solder bridges
@futurebird @gloriouscow