@michaeldk I seem to recall it took 1-2 tries for power to come back completly so probably "yes" there was a spike.

You made me look. The one on my bench says "12 volts". Not like I need to see magic smoke.

I tend to overanalyze, still doing so in relation to the desktop power supply. On my workbench I have a repurposed ATX power supply and I use wall war...

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I've used portions of this excellent guide to help select & install some additional tools. That said, I opted for continuing with the RPI and/or a...

Now this, I can read :-)

@codecage I have several NodeMCU boards running with temp/humidity sensors. A couple of them run 24x7. One is on my desk is connected to a LCD display...

@yurkshirelad My observation is no jumper means no voltage @dronebot-workshop I ran the test with a small load (fan) and in the end from the 4 power...

@sean451 ...and you are using the evil breadboard power supply!

So, @dronebot-workshop and I have probably bumped into each other at some point. I apologize, Bill, if I reached in front of you for the last "widget"...

@dronebot-workshop Not in the above, but I did check with a fan running on what I thought was the 5v output. I'll rerun tests with a load tonight.

Thanks for the advice, @codecage . I usually wait until my skill surpasses my tools to upgrade. Always a difficult process to clearly identify if the ...

@codecage I was just reading that! I bought new tips which improved things dramatically - I obviously have a maintenance issue.