Hi, how do I go about soldering the following DC Power Jack . Tabs 4 & 5 are shield and beep when continuity checked, so no need to create a track between them or should I create the track? Should Tab 4 be connected with track to tab 3 or 2? to make the most of it? and also connect to Arduino GND …

Put large pads for 4 & 5 and connect them to the ground plane on the PCB. The pads should be large so that they can take more solder and make a mechanically strong bond between the socket and the PCB. For your other questions, it depends on how the plug is wired. Will it be centre positive? If so, …

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ss2012 October 4, 2021, 10:09am 10

Thanks for the tips, do you have a link to an example power connector you use?

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Connecting DC Power Jack

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