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   Arie de Muijnck  wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
   >   
      
   Too small and too fragile. I usually use #26 stranded wire with a knot in   
   it, secured by a loop of solid wire soldered to the ground plane.   
      
   Alternatively, a little rectangle of Cu-clad, glued down with   
   cyanoacrylate, makes a durable standoff that will stand a lot of fiddling   
   and soldering.  Serrated-blade Wiss aviation shears are great for FR-4   
   because they don’t get dull—I’ve been using the same set for 30 years.   
      
   Cheers   
      
   Phil Hobbs   
      
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