“I bought this item because I can't be bothered to solder and it works just fine. But I would advise also buying the installation jig as you have to hit it quite hard with a hammer to drive the pins in. It would be very easy to bend the pins without the installation jig.”
“I was a little apprehensive about using this but simply following the instructions I was able to insert the header into my Pi Zero W will no problems using a small glaziers hammer.”
“I used both female and male headers. As described the female header was very simple, whereas the male header needed more care. Nonetheless both work fine - and it saved me from soldering!”
“I was wondering if they could extend the concept to other "header" configurations. Or actually to headerless configurations.
So far I've foregone on actual soldering.
Perhaps someone could create a soldering exercise kit.”
“I didn't trust my soldering skills so this was the ideal solution. I found trying to use the jig on a tabletop (as suggested) was too 'bouncy' but putting the jig on a cutting mat then laying that on a concrete tile on the patio gave a much firmer base on which to hammer.”
