In a rather unsuccessful attempt to interest my two and a half year old in the world of making stuff, I showed her an episode of "Sylvia's super awesome maker show". Instead I learned a neat trick that will solve an issue I haven't yet experienced... well at least it seems like a very good solution to a problem I might have in the future.
Anyway here it is: If you solder for instance, battery wires directly onto a perfboard of some sort. Fixate the connection with a dab of hot glue to ensure that the soldered joint doesn't break due to cable movement.
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| I added some hot glue to my Arduino Standalone Atmega but I probably should have done this prior to soldering some of the nearby components. |
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It may not look very pretty but it does keep the stress-point of the cable away from the solder joint. |
By the way apparently it's Sylvia's birthday today so congratulations and thank you for the tip!
[UPDATE]
With my hot glue gun in one hand and a fistful of desire to fixate cables in the other I managed to destroy a potentiometer. I failed to notice a small hole in the potentiometer near the solder tabs and got glue inside the potentiometer, increasing the inertia quite a bit.
Heed my warning and be cautious when glueing!
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