Wiring Pencils or Wiring Pens in UK
Wiring Pencils or Pens for Prototyping
Roadrunner® Wiring Pencils or Wiring Pens in UK, are prototyping wiring tools that are central to prototype wiring of many types of electronic circuits and PCB or Prototype Circuit Boards in UK ework and repair. With its quality stainless steel tip, the wiring pencil or wiring pen is an extremely versatile, flexible and robust utility hand tool and would be a practical addition to any toolbox, workbench or field toolkit.
Four Types of Wiring Pencils or Wiring Pens in UK
There are four types of Wiring Pencils or Wiring Pens in UK available. The original design RRP-103 and RRP-104 are without a brake. RRP-103, loaded with solderable enamel wire (QSE), is used when multiple interconnections are required and the wires touch each other without making electrical contact. RRP-104, loaded with Tinned Copper Wire (TCW), is used more for more basic direct point-to-point connections, as with discrete component wiring, PCB repairs, and modifications. Users of the wiring pens without brakes say that the tool is well balanced, easy to use, and more maneuverable than the later versions with the brake.
RRP-123 and RRP-124 include the finger-controlled brake. The brake was added after customers’ suggestions. RRP-123 is provided with a spool of solderable enamel wire (QSE), whereas RRP-124 is loaded with a Tinned Copper Wire (TCW) bobbin.
Strangely, Users of the Wiring Pencils or Wiring Pens in UK with brakes, say they cannot live without the brake, and find the pencils without a brake ‘odd’ !!
How to Use the Roadrunner Wiring Pencil or Wiring Pen
To find out how to use the Roadrunner Wiring Pencil, whether using purely as an interconnecting tool or with the Roadrunner Wiring System with intricate inter-connections or wiring of Surface Mount Technology circuits with Surface Mount Devices or a simple discrete component circuit, or for rework or PCB track repairs, read: Guidance Notes – Using the Roadrunner Wiring Pencil for Wiring Digital DIL Circuits, Analogue Circuits & Printed Circuit Board Repairs & Modifications
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Rapid Wiring with Roadrunner – Using The Roadrunner Wiring Pencil and Prototype Wiring System – This is all about using the Roadrunner Wiring System
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Surface Mount Technology PCB Formats & Hand Wiring and Soldering of SMD’s – this provides guidance when using the Roadrunner SMT Prototyping Wiring System for Surface Mount Devices.