One should always consider static discharge with working with components. I'm lucky: My workshop is in the basement and I could run two cats together and never get a spark. Jack, W8TEE From: Tim and Janet <kb2mfs@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [QRPLabs] Soldering one pin headers I hold the pin in place with my finger while I solder the other end. It gets hot but only for an instant.? You can put a bandaid on your thumb to help protect it from the heat if you like.? Be careful with using standard tape on the circuit boards to hold things.? A lot of these tapes can have very high static charges and could damage the ESD sensitive components. 73 Tim KB2MFS<div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> <table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"> ??? <tr> ? ? ? ? <td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" /></a></td> ??? ??? <td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free. <a href="" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a> ??? ??? </td> ??? </tr> </table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"></a></div> On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Steve Zabarnick <zabarnick@...> wrote: > What is the trick to soldering the one pin headers in the QCX kit? For > multipin headers, I tack one end to hold the header in place, and then > solder the other pins. > > This doesn't work for single pin headers -- I can tack it, but it falls out > when I subsequently do the final soldering. Any tips? > > Steve N9SZ > |