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An ESP32 killed after trusting Claude over the multimeter
Claude said there should be voltage across two wires; the multimeter read 0 V; the maker plugged it in anyway and the ESP32 died.
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What went wrongThe lesson
When the model and the multimeter disagree, believe the multimeter. Claude can't see your wiring; check the pinout and voltages yourself before power goes on.
The full story
Claude said there should be voltage across two wires. The multimeter read 0 V. Assuming they'd measured it wrong, the maker plugged it in anyway, and the ESP32 died.
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From a passing comment or social post, so the details are thin.
- Bluesky: claude: you should see voltage across these two wires multimeter: 0v me: fuck it lets just plug it iPost author: cee.wtfPosted
The maker's Bluesky post.