the final step and bane of my existence- wiring

[giovanni]

I also dislike dealing with wiring but I found two things that really help. The first one, as other mentioned, is patience! I also used to rush it because I was “almost done” and that always leads to disasters. The second one is loctite or blutack or any other sticky paste: with it I can set multiple wires on the board, secure them with loctite and then solder them. It has made my process a lot more streamlined and less error prone.

 

[Blooze]

I use solid and stranded silver plated wire from either a vendor on eBay I’ve been using forever or Apex Jr. I pre-tin the stranded. Strip, dip in paste flux, and put just enough solder where you can still see the strands.

 

[finebyfine]

I religiously use 2.54mm pitch screw terminals for offboard wiring. It's something I thought about a lot trying to find alternatives. I posted a meandering post about it before and my alternative considerations, etc. I've since stopped using them on the bottom in ground sw out pads of pedalpcb boards (I use 26awg ribbon wire, lightly tinned, there) but still use them on the power/led pads and on footswitches.

 

[jwyles90]

Lots of great info here. I used to HATE wiring and now oddly enough it's kind of my favorite part. It's a great opportunity to just take it slow and practice some zen while building haha, since really all you have to do is just strip, tin, and solder. I know for me having a good wire cutter/stripper actually made a huge difference in my enjoyment of the overall process. This isn't the exact one, but I found a stripper similar to this and it was a game changer for me for some reason.