In this blog post I am going to explain what I dislike about the Arduino boards and what I feel should/could be changed in the Arduino. This is not about explaining all my likes and dislikes, that will come later, but it is about explaining what for some reason made me feel a little sketchy around Arduinos for a month and that stopped me from using Arduinos and Arduino like boards for a while which is a little unfounded but still unsettled me.
Ok, now to the meat and potatoes! I will get straight to the point, I don’t like the fact that the Arduino fries insanely easily. Ok, I admit that a few times that they fried I was being dumb like powering it through the five volt pin which bypasses the 12v regulator and I was pounding 12v into the board and fried it and a nice burnt smell started coming off the board in a cloud of grey smoke.
There are many possible ways to fry an Arduino like using way to much volts. The Arduinos voltage regulator is puny and some other companies put massive ones on there boards. But I hope Arduino can do this some day and then undercut the competition. I wish they could support a little more than 12v and that would help beginners like me use and feel a little more safe with these boards. I know, I know, your saying this guys an idiot! But can I help how I feel? Anyways its not too big a problem but I voiced my opinion.
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