I probably need to buy a new solder station, wick, brass, etc. Thanks for the suggestions.

Anything above 350C, the solder smokes. I might look at re-padding the three holes.

Any updates on Bill and his mother?

@zander The Mega 2560 Wifi is working great following:It is the ESP32 module.

@zander Just trying to get it back to factory.

I played with PISO and SIPO shift registers in projects. I setup 16 dip switches to turn on lights.

@zander Sparkfun was $2 to $4 for each component. I did pick up some 3/4" standoffs and screws to mount the LCD better. I might try them on the Ard...

@zander It took 2 months to find good docs on the flashing the Mega 2560 Wifi. I wondered if Bill knew how to do it. He took a fall and his mom is ...

@zander I wanted to reflash it to see if I can get some life from it. So far, USB connection doesn't even find a port when it is connected in device ...

@zander $3 here $1.50 there.

@zander I plan on buying QWIIC sensors. I bought 4 of them and the cables. 127 devices on the bus. Multiple I2C buses available on Arduino and RPi...

@zander I keep forgetting reply is there. I have many USB devices. It is easier to plug in and off a hub. I once shorted a motherboard removing th...

QWIIC Star Sparkfun $3.47 five I2C devices connected together