ThePringler
Junior Member level 1
Hi all,
Firstly, I know I' am new but I have been looking for a good 'hobby electronics' forum for a while now and i think Ive found one.
On to my project...
Basically I am making a alarm clock well say that is controlled by a PIC. For this project I am using many 14 segment LED displays. Each display has ~30 PINs or leeds and I will need to solder a wire to each PIN. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for soldering these wires.
Splicing the wires and soldering them to each Leed is quite frustrating and time consuming.
I have also tried soldering the displays to vector boards where the traces are connected together. (soldering the PIN into the vector board and soldering the wire to the connected hole beside it. However this method can get expensive.
I have also thought about using headers and connecting them directly to the displays without soldering but i am not sure if they will fit properly/secure enough.
example of LED display:
https://image.ec21.com/image/optoel...293167/Multy_Digits_7-segment_LED_Display.jpg
If anyone has done a project like this in the past or has any suggestions I would appreciate it!!!
Thanks for your time!
-Br
Firstly, I know I' am new but I have been looking for a good 'hobby electronics' forum for a while now and i think Ive found one.
On to my project...
Basically I am making a alarm clock well say that is controlled by a PIC. For this project I am using many 14 segment LED displays. Each display has ~30 PINs or leeds and I will need to solder a wire to each PIN. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for soldering these wires.
Splicing the wires and soldering them to each Leed is quite frustrating and time consuming.
I have also tried soldering the displays to vector boards where the traces are connected together. (soldering the PIN into the vector board and soldering the wire to the connected hole beside it. However this method can get expensive.
I have also thought about using headers and connecting them directly to the displays without soldering but i am not sure if they will fit properly/secure enough.
example of LED display:
https://image.ec21.com/image/optoel...293167/Multy_Digits_7-segment_LED_Display.jpg
If anyone has done a project like this in the past or has any suggestions I would appreciate it!!!
Thanks for your time!
-Br