From: noreply@ademu.nl   
      
   On 2025-12-19 09:05, Jasen Betts wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-13, Christopher Howard  wrote:   
   >> I started playing around with deadbug and found that it is convenient   
   >> and not as difficult as I imagined. However, I am wondering what to do   
   >> as far as connectors, i.e., if I have a few lines coming in from off the   
   >> board, but I don't really want to clip them right onto the IC pins or   
   >> component wires.   
   >   
   > for structural stuff "silver" paperclips are good.   
   >   
   >> Does somebody have any good ideas for me? Maybe is   
   >> there some kind of terminal post out there that can be soldered onto the   
   >> ground plane, without actually making an electrical connection to it.   
   >   
   > 10M chip resistors might work for some tasks.   
   >   
   >> Or, maybe one that could be screwed into the copper (after drilling)   
   >> without making an electrical connection to it? Or maybe something else   
   >> involving quick connectors or other nice connectors. I'm basically   
   >> wondering what kind of connectors I could mount on the copper sheet   
   >> without having the connector conducting to the copper.   
   >   
   > If you use a connector that has a shell (like USB or DE9) you can   
   > often solder the shell to the board (or to paperclips etc)   
   >   
   > some connectors have mechanical support pins that do not connect   
   > electrically.   
   >   
   > sometime I push the end pind back throuh a pin header and solder them to   
   > the ground plane   
   >   
   > 5-minute epoxy glue is non-conductive. Hot glue is less rigid but faster.   
   >   
      
   Instead of 10Mohm it is better to use e.g. 0.1pF SMD capacitors as standoffs.   
      
   100pcs 0603 SMD Capacitor ±0.25pF 50V COG 9.1pF 9pF 8.2pF 8pF 6.8pF 6pF 5.6pF   
   5.1pF 5.0 4.7 4 3.3 3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 1   
   0.75 0.5pF - AliExpress   
     1000 pcs for EUR 11 including shipping to   
   NL. USA may be more expensive depending on the king's mood.   
      
   Arie   
      
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