I've created two pcbs now with easyeda and had them printed off with JLCPCB. Being a self-taught/hobbyist its been a fun experience. Both have performed well except for one weird problem.
The pins on multiple male headers (from different manufacturers) under relatively light usage, seem to have disengaged from the plastic housing and have pushed through the back of the pcb, breaking the solder connection. Is this a common problem with male pin headers? Did I just somehow get really bad headers? Am I perhaps soldering them on wrong (to much heat melting the plastic or something?)?
Granted, of all the things that could go wrong faulty pin headers is rather minor, but considering this has happened multiple times now, and I have plans for a larger more permanent project in the future. I need to either figure out what I'm doing wrong, or perhaps use something else for external connections.
Any ideas?
The pins on multiple male headers (from different manufacturers) under relatively light usage, seem to have disengaged from the plastic housing and have pushed through the back of the pcb, breaking the solder connection. Is this a common problem with male pin headers? Did I just somehow get really bad headers? Am I perhaps soldering them on wrong (to much heat melting the plastic or something?)?
Granted, of all the things that could go wrong faulty pin headers is rather minor, but considering this has happened multiple times now, and I have plans for a larger more permanent project in the future. I need to either figure out what I'm doing wrong, or perhaps use something else for external connections.
Any ideas?