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24 pins are aligned. It’s pretty easy to see when

they are: you should see the blue silkscreen

visible between each set of pins. Then, drag

your soldering iron and solder across the pins,

and solder those pins into place! It can help to

put some extra flux down, just to make sure the

solder goes where you want it to go (Figure

V

).

You’re almost inevitably going to have some

bridged pins here. That’s okay! Clean your

soldering iron, apply some flux (Figure

W

), and

drag the bridged spot away from the connector

(Figure

X

). If you have a larger bridge, it can help

to use your solder wick here too.

It may take a few tries, but once you see that