Arduino Thermostat: Putting it together
August 17, 2011 | In: Development, Home Improvement
I settled on the arlington single gang recessed AC receptacle with a PacTec WM-56 enclosure mounted over top flush against the wall. While I wait for shipping I started soldering the components onto the prototype shield. It’s going well but making the connectors is a tad time consuming. I’m just using 22awg hookup wire and some male & female board headers, with shrink tube around the joints. It’s a little jenky but it’s never going to be unplugged/plugged so I’m sure it will be fine. Next time I’ll get a prototype board without the headers and solder jumpers from the arduino pinouts to the circuit on the shield. I’m running out of money on this project though so this will have to do.
