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'''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==