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Re: Exploding Electronics (Not FIRST Specific)

Electronic components have a power rating, and some have a polarity. If you exceed the power rating or get the polarity wrong, you might release the magic smoke.

Some components react worse than others. My advice for anyone building a circuit or populating a breadboard is to test early and often, and verify everything works as expected before adding more things that can go wrong.
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