Gemma-Splashwear 4 doggy & me. Finished 1of 5 circuits and how neat they turned out!

3 Oct 2014

Hello everyone! Today I want to share one of my five circuits. Below is a picture of my Flora and compass/accelerometer. I want all of my circuits to show through my ponchos so, I need my wires to look nice. In order to get everything to look nice, I measured and auditioned all of my wires and once they alined next to the Flora the way I wanted, I proceeded to soldered all of the wires first to the compass/accelerometer and then to the Flora. I used 26 gauge strained wire. I tined all of the tips so that they would fit nicely in the tiny holes of the compass/accelerometer. The second picture shows all of the wires in place before I soldered. The third is the finished circuit! YEAH!!

Here is a short video.

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gdgarced over 10 years ago in reply to jw0752

Thank You John! I am going over some of my videos so I can keep adding more to my blog. Boy, I didn't think that I had to record so many takes before I could get one good video. Now I understand how films are made, NOT easy. Thanks for the comments I appreciate them.
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jw0752 over 10 years ago

I think you did a nice job and well planned. I always struggle with wire choices as each has its benefits and side effects. If this will be on apparel that has to move the stranded is definitely the way to go. A thinner wire might be more flexible but also weaker. I have many times taken the wire from a set of earbuds and used it for applications as it is very tiny and flexible and also designed to be strong. Keep up the good work.
John
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gdgarced over 10 years ago in reply to DAB

Thank You DAB, I enjoy your feedback! It takes more time to do it the way I did but well worth it. Thanks again.
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DAB over 10 years ago

Very nice tutorial on soldering.

You are correct in using the stranded wire. It is more flexible than solid wire, which would be important if you need to bend the wires around.

Precutting the wires is also a good idea. It allows you to review your final layout and identify any issues before you solder everything together.

Not bad for a newbie.

DAB
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