Beginner Help. Order Board with or without pins? Moderators: adafruit_support_bill, adafruit

[Korsakovsky]

Hi!

We are going to explore Arduino this winter, and have ordered a starter kit.

I also want to purchase a Teensy to work with.

They come either with or without pins.

For a beginner, which would be a better choice, or does it matter?

Thanks!

[millercommamatt]

With pins would be best for a beginner. However, soldering is an early skill everyone should add to their tool kit and soldering header pins is good practice.

[Korsakovsky]

Thank you very much for your help!

[jim_lee]

IF you are going to go pinless (I never use them) you will want the 30 awg silicon wires to hook it all together. Makes life doable with all them tiny tiny connections.

This stuff in every color they sell : https://www.adafruit.com/product/3166

Or not.. Up to you.

-jim lee

[millercommamatt]

30 AWG seems a little small. I usually use 22 - 26 AWG depending on how much flexibility I need.