How to protect the pass-through pins on a development board ( the ones sticking out of the bottom).
I have had a development board delivered in the post and a lot of the pass-through pins are all bent.
OK, I might be able to straighten them up, but.... I would probably snap them off.
There must be a way of protecting them ??
stick them in a mini breadboard, that's what they are meant for (and you can use the extra "holes" to plug your cables)
Hi @gray_b. I use anti-static or static dissipative foam for this purpose.
Boards often ship with this foam, so I have always just been able to get by with the accumulation from that source. But you can definitely buy sheets of it if you don't already have any on hand.
As for the situation with the board you received, you can contact the seller about it. It is actually a bit surprising that they didn't use the foam, as I have found that it is usually used even in the orders of the most suspiciously cheap boards purchased from random Chinese sellers on the online marketplaces.
When you need to store the Arduino board, place it in a small cardboard box slightly larger than the PCB; keep out if harms way.
1/2" anti static foam is best, but you might not be able to easily get it.
I see that you can get ESD foam. So I will be getting some shortly.
Many thanks for all the tips.
