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Do I really need to solder headers to a shield? Or can I just plug it into my Arduino?

I recently purchased an MP3 Player Shield for my Arduino. I bought a couple of headers to run through the shield's holes down to my arduino. Is this TRULY necessary (for testing purposes)? Or could I ...
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Soldering small connector to a wire

I am working on a hobby project which will have a eTape Liquid Level sensor connected to an Arduino controller. Since it is highly inconvenient to attach the sensor directly to the board, I'm trying ...
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Is it possible to solder the back pins of an Arduino board?

To ensure a more stable connection to the arduino board, would it be possible to directly solder the wires to the pins below the board? Is there any risk of interference between the pins? It may be ...
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Arduino. Electronics. What to start from? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Basic Electronics Book What are the best beginner project using an arduino How to become an embedded software developer? I want to start with electronics and continue ...
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Wiring a capacitive touch sensor to the Arduino?

I have just recently bought a few different ic's from Mouser.com, not thinking i never even looked to see if i could use them. I Wound up getting a few Azoteq IQS128 capacitive touch sensors, but I ...
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Connect(solder) a Arduino to some buttons

I don't have much experience with electrical engineering and teachers have given us(mostly me, I'm the Software Engineer the rest are Media Designers) a pretty challenging task. We have been given a ...
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I've done breadboards and programming, where is a good place to move on?

I have a decent (equivalent of introductory college level) with circuit design, all on breadboards, as well as programming on a variety of microprocessors and a couple FPGAs. I'm just wondering where ...
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How do I solder a Sparkfun breakout board to a shield?

I need to solder some breakout boards onto an Arduino shield. What's the general procedure to do this? Do I solder it onto a header? Do I need any other mechanical connection or hold-down? For ...
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Proper soldering iron wattage for working with uP scale electronics?

I need to solder some headers onto an Arduino shield - what's the recommended wattage for working on that scale? I ask because the shield is already populated with ICs and I don't want to burn them ...