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Hardware Reviews

AliExpress components, tested honestly on the bench.
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MODULE

TP4056 Charging Modules

Six AliExpress sellers, bench-tested for real charge current, cutoff accuracy, and protection behavior.

May 2026
Updated
BUCK PCB

LM2596 Buck Converters

Ripple, efficiency, and how many actually hold their rated current before sagging.

Apr 2026
Done
ESP32

ESP32 Dev Boards

What you actually get vs. the listing photos — pinouts, flash size, USB bridge chips.

Mar 2026
Done
CELLS

18650 Cells: Claims vs Capacity

Discharge-tested a drawer full of “high-capacity” cells. The numbers are not kind.

Feb 2026
Archived