# Share tips you have come across

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**Created:** [January 4, 2017, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/share-tips-you-have-come-across/428745 "2017-01-04T07:20:57Z")\
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Further to post #730.

Replacing a potentiometer with two SMD resistors has been covered earlier in this thread.

Now we are using machine pin headers to raise the SMD resistors above the board rather than mounting them on Kapton tape.

Use 3 header pins with the top pins cut off flush to the surface.

Solder the 3 pins at the old potentiometer location.

As before, after measuring the potentiometer setting, select ‘actual’ standard SMD resistors and confirm they will  
work in place of the pot.

Since the SMD resistors are ceramic, it would be best to add UV or hot glue over these to prevent breakage.

Old version:

 ![A.jpg](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/original/4X/a/8/7/a87f2ea847598f4d088a121c28b2cc9e67205d2d.jpeg)

 ![B.jpg](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/original/4X/d/1/c/d1cd749636a0b5131cb1812c964734bd17a877ca.jpeg)

 ![C.jpg](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/original/4X/3/8/0/3803b0dd65be59619b73b831d2f422e579610b83.jpeg)

 ![D.jpg](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/original/4X/f/3/b/f3b13d0d225496128129f16c54a5eafb6b4d4cb5.jpeg)

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