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If you are scared to solder, or don’t want to go to the expense of buying one, there are a few things that you just can’t do with the Raspberry Pi. It’s true that many add-on boards come with their GPIO headers fitted, but some (like the Pi Zero and pHATs) need them soldering on. Well, Pimoroni to the rescue. They’ve developed GPIO Hammer Headers – you take the header, press it into the relevant holes, put a plastic jig around it and then… hit it with a hammer<\/strong>. The headers have special little “nubbins” that go through the holes and then grip the back side of them. Ingenious! You can buy the headers for a few pounds from the Pimoroni website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you are scared to solder, or don’t want to go to the expense of buying one, there are a few things that you just can’t do with the Raspberry Pi. It’s true that many add-on boards come with their…<\/p>\n

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