If you supply too much power to a Photon, is it possible to repair it?

The topic pretty much says it all. This isn’t a huge deal due to the low cost of the Photon but I’m curious. Thanks!

@Silverminer, what do you mean by “too much power”?

I was hoping I didn’t have to answer that. It’s a long story but it was 9V.

@Silverminer, if only the buck regulator is damaged then you can replace it. An alternative is to supply the photon directly with 3.3v on the 3V3 pin, bypassing the regulator.

Interesting. Thanks, @peekay123. I’ll play with it, mostly for educational purposes.

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