Overcast Fuzz - Spirit in the Sky Fuzz

[owlexifry]

For a one sided etched board with stranded wire I absolutely can see the benefit.

good point.
i guess when you've got plated thru-hole, it becomes less necessary.

 

[johnk_10]

i just do it since i test my pcbs first before mounting them in enclosures and it insures that i don't beak off a wire when doing it.

 

[johnk_10]

Correct me if I'm wrong @johnk_10, but I believe he drills out unused pads and uses them for stress relief.

The wire is just passing through the board, not actually making an electrical connection to the GND pad.

that's correct.
i also use the 4k7 led resistor holes to use as a jumper to have a shorter path for the +9V lead to the relay board.