splitting power from the lead on a 9v battery clip

[mordechai]

To power both the circuit board and an LED, I usually have to run a wire from the 9V lead to the board, have the end stick out quite a bit after soldering, then solder another wire to THAT and connect it to the LED...so it's all one big "chain" of wire/solder.  There has to be a better way!  Is there a piece of hardware out there where I can connect the 9V lead to it on one end, and connect two different wires to it on the other -- with one of those wires going to the circuit board and the other going to the LED?

[Meanderthal]

Adding a couple extra solder points to the pcb layout would take care of that, but for external solutions there are old school terminal strips:

http://www.mojotone.com/amp-parts/Fiberboards/3-Lug-Terminal-Strip

Or terminal blocks:

http://www.futurlec.com/ConnTerm.shtml

[deadastronaut]

like john said, add the extra 9v pad and resistor for the led to the pcb/vero design...

and try to design your pcb's/vero's  with wiring in mind....in/out/ left right/switch etc...just for a little less messyness and easier build..!..