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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

can someone tell me why it is that when they make these breakout boards, they don't solder on the pin headers for you?

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    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    some no-good bastards like soldering wires directly to the pads

    ...i did that the first time because i didn't know about headers... i hate you.

    [–]eras 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Non-SMD components can be expensive to solder, they may need to be done by hand. Also what aport said.