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

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good for annoying shields that hide all contacts.

Overall it worked for my purposes - I needed access to the pins after installing the TFT-LCD on the Arduino Uno. The contacts were inserted in a 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 is proud of 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
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • Not bad but...