@cjdell I've gone down a different route. I've bought some #ESP3-S3 minis instead. The one I plugged into a breadboard is connecting fine to my WiFi. Also, I was having problems with a #GurgleApps #WordClock #NeoPixel mucking up the display and I have none since swapping over 6 hours ago :-)
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