For the female headers, however, things are a little trickier. In order to trim
to the appropriate length, you’ll lose one pin since these come in 40-
position pieces as well. That means you’ll need to order two of these in
order to get two 20-position pieces, and you’ll have two 19-position pieces
left over. Bummer, I know.
The best way to trim the female header pieces is to count out 20 pins, pull
the 21st pin, then use a side cutter to cut the gap between the 20th and
22nd pin.
You must be careful when cutting the header to center your snip. An off
center cut may result in the mechanical portion of the header escaping or
losing some of its retention force.
Optionally, you may take a file, piece of sandpaper, or some other
sanding/grinding tool to sand down the end of the header so that it’s
smoother. You can do both pieces at the same time by holding them
together and rubbing the ends on the finishing surface.
Install the Male Headers
We’re going to install the male headers on the ESP32 Thing board first.
We’re going to do so “right side up”, with the headers extending down from
the side of the board with no components on it. This is easier than doing it
the other way as the connectors on the component side of the board create
a difficult gap when attempting this method from that side.
First, insert your male headers long-side-down into a breadboard, as shown
below. You can see that we’re inserting the headers into the second column
in from the edge–columns labeled as B and I on the breadboard we’re
using here.
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