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    • wilrikerundefined
      wilriker
      last edited by

      I have - for the first time - to solder some resistors to a PCB using through holes. So far I only had to solder something like pin headers that already have the correct leg length. Resistors on the other hand have a lot longer legs.

      My question now is: should I trim the legs before or after soldering? Does it make any difference at all? I tried to do a quick research about it but failed to get a good answer.

      Manuel
      Duet 3 6HC (v0.6) with RPi 4B on a custom Cartesian
      with probably always latest firmware/DWC (incl. betas or self-compiled)
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      • dragonnundefined
        dragonn
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        After soldering, it makes soldering it much easier. When you cut before you can easy make a mistake and cut it to short.

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        • OBELIKSundefined
          OBELIKS
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          After, so you can bend the legs when they are in the hole and component stays put when you turn the board around 😉

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          • wilrikerundefined
            wilriker
            last edited by wilriker

            Thanks a lot! 👍

            Together with a response I got offline (after posting this) this makes three times the same answer. I will go with cutting after soldering then. 🙂

            P.S.: Building a small oscilloscope here (JYEtech DSO138mini). 😁

            Manuel
            Duet 3 6HC (v0.6) with RPi 4B on a custom Cartesian
            with probably always latest firmware/DWC (incl. betas or self-compiled)
            My Tool Collection

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