Printed Circuit Board Pin

That is actually what I did. Take something sharp an exacto, or even "sharp" flat screwdriver and scrape an area off the pc trace (blue or green) then just use some rosin core (electrical/ electronics) solder and solder the wiring onto it

Some of them I was able to solder right next to the pins. I used a pair of Molex connectors

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I wish I could see that a lot closer up. As you look at the picture of my board, the contact areas are copper. Can't I solder wires to the same spots the pins were attached if I cut them off at the base or even right beside them?