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emcniece

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Shield tutorials - mirrored board?
« on: February 27, 2013, 10:39:12 pm »
Quick question - I have _just_ assembled the RGB kit using the tutorial and I'm a bit surprised to find that the male header pins do not fit the digispark controller. In fact, it's a mirror image... I think. Are the shields not supposed to fit directly into the female headers on the digispark boards? 
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emcniece

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Re: Shield tutorials - mirrored board?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2013, 11:03:56 pm »
oh.... oh no. Just realized I soldered the female headers in on the wrong side.
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emcniece

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Re: Shield tutorials - mirrored board?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2013, 12:39:44 am »
Wow I hate desoldering... almost as much as I hate reading instructions.
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Re: Shield tutorials - mirrored board?
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2013, 03:27:14 am »
At least you had the guts to admit your 'oversight'....
 
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holtt

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Re: Shield tutorials - mirrored board?
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2013, 12:44:01 pm »
Let he who has never done something like this cast the first groan!

Btw I find it a lot easier to just snip off the old header and pull each pin stub individually.
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Mark

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Re: Shield tutorials - mirrored board?
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2013, 10:31:50 pm »
Exactly...

This snip and remove each pin is also useful for dead IC's.
Although I recommend using a socket so you never have to do it again ...(use good sockets they are only a few cents more).

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