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Review on Gikfun Screw Shield Expansion Board: Enhance Arduino UNO R3 with the EK7007 Add-On by Orlando Mohr

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good for annoying shields that hide all contacts.

Overall it worked for my purposes - I needed access to pins after installing a TFT-LCD on an Arduino Uno. The contacts were seated in the foam block upon arrival, but they were still slightly bent when I removed them. Because they are so fragile, they were easy to bend back into the right orientation. My biggest complaint is that the solder on the pins showed quite a distance, and on one of them it even went all the way to the end in some places. I think the quality of the solder detracts from what could have been a better product. However, the board prides itself on the UNO connectors when fully plugged in, so it really didn't matter. It is also plugged in with solder and works perfectly. For the price I would probably buy it again if needed.

Pros
  • Cool
Cons
  • Almost everything is fine