Line 61:
Line 61:
'''You will need'''
'''You will need'''
−
# A soldering iron
+
'''# A soldering iron'''
## They have USB powered one's nowadays.
## They have USB powered one's nowadays.
# A soldering iron stand
# A soldering iron stand
## A crisis you can recognise once it is already a problem.
## A crisis you can recognise once it is already a problem.
−
# Solder
+
'''# Solder'''
## Thin as you feel comfortable with.
## Thin as you feel comfortable with.
−
# Flux
+
'''# Flux'''
## A necessity with modern Lead free solders
## A necessity with modern Lead free solders
## It allows contaminates at the melted metal boundary to be extracted in what is basically a soap.
## It allows contaminates at the melted metal boundary to be extracted in what is basically a soap.
−
# Good Illumination
+
'''# Good Illumination'''
## You always want to be able to see what you are doing
## You always want to be able to see what you are doing
−
# Three hands
+
'''# Three hands'''
## Holding the Solder
## Holding the Solder
## Holding the Soldering Iron
## Holding the Soldering Iron
## Holding the thing, that could well get quite hot.
## Holding the thing, that could well get quite hot.
−
# A third hand
+
# A third hand.
+
## A stand that can grab the device as you solder it. IF you intend going near a solderable Pi connector with a soldering iron these are very useful to have.
==Encoders connected using a MCP23017 chip==
==Encoders connected using a MCP23017 chip==