The MagPi - February 2020

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51st tip

Great issue [Ed – in

reference to issue

89, magpi.cc/89]:

I particularly like

Dale’s Scratch tutorial

on p44. Referring

to your tips feature

on p26 – one thing

I find really handy

is something that

insulates. I was told to

use clear nail varnish.

Is this the best form

of insulator or can

you recommend

something else?

Anne via email

Using clear nail varnish is not something

we’ve heard before, but apparently it is

completely real as a valid non-conductive

insulator. It seems a few folks like to use flat

colours like red and black for colour-coding if they need it

as well. We reckon if you want to really do something fancy,

check out UV varnish.

As for other insulators, we like to heat up a glue gun and

use the low setting to cover anything that might short.

It’s especially effective for costume electronics, as it

helps to keep wires attached if they’re moving more than

they should.

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magazine issues? I need

the room and I really don't

want to just bin them. We

don't have room for them at

school either.

Darren via Twitter

Unfortunately, this is not

an easy one to solve! We’ve

retweeted your tweet, but

that’s about as much as we can

do – we do suggest that you

look for any local Raspberry

Jams, Code Clubs, CoderDojos,

or makerspaces and get in

contact with the organisers to

see if they would like them.

Otherwise, please recycle

them responsibly!

MITCH

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