falco_femoralis
Well-known member
With wires, you don't really need to measure - just clip off a length that is about what you need, but a bit longer, solder one end to your component, then lay the wire inside the enclosure and route it to its destination so you can get an idea of where to trim it, then hold that spot with your fingers, leave about 3/16" extra, and then trim and strip it outside of the enclosure. Then tin the wire and feed it thru up from underneath with needlenose pliers. It's pretty fast, and doesn't require much precious concentration or brain power. There is some waste, but either the waste is too short to matter, or it's long enough that you can use the length of wire elsewhere in the pedal.