Soldering Sockets and Header Pins on Straight
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Soldering Sockets and Header Pins on Straight
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Solder sockets and header pins on straight every time. Start by soldering down only two points on a row of header pins or an ic socket, one on each side. Then check the alignment of the pins/socket before soldering the rest of the pins down. This way if things are not aligned you can easily reheat one of your soldering points and straighten out part.