PCB Holder

Problem:

While designing and building game timers for the Hardware Challenge at IEEE SoutheastCon 2024, I ran out of hands. I had something like the soldering platform pictured here, but it I needed something more.

I needed to hold the numerous wires and the Raspberry Pi Pico board firmly in place to be soldered. The alligator clamps were difficult to use, slowing down the production process.

I had to build nine units and I was working by myself with very little time to spare.

Solution:

I needed to quickly find a way to increase production efficiency. I turned to my trusty SolidWorks skills and created these circuit board holders.

I was able to design and print them within an hour and a half, then get back to work.

Features:

Fits Soldering Platform
- It is designed to slide into the slots on the back of my soldering platform
Rapid print
- Using two printers, they were printed in less than 57 minutes
Adjustable size
- The clamping system is capable of holding a variety of sizes of microcontroller boards.
  - Raspberry Pi Pico
  - Seeeduino Xiao ESP32C3
  - Etc.
Adjustable rotation
- The clamp can be easily rotated freely and locked into place using the M3 screw
Ease of use
- These clamps work well in conjunction with the existing two alligator clamps on the soldering platform
- Easy to hold wires in holes at correct angle
Increased production efficiency
- Using these along with the existing soldering platform decreased production time by half or more.

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