I just got my first Arduino and am in love :grin: But, after having it on most of the day sitting on my desk the board by the power connector was so hot I could not keep my finger on it. I had an Ethernet shield, and 16x2 LCD display connected. The LCD display had 3.3k resistor inline with e back …

Getting HOT, HOT, HOT...

Rivello August 11, 2011, 3:09pm 7

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What surface you let your Arduino above and which material is it made of?