TP4056 Charger Boards
I thought I’d write up my findings when using the TP4056 Li-Ion charging boards as a lot of people seem to be interested in them lately for charging circuits containing ESP8266 wifi chips which are rated from about 3.3-3.6v. Ideally a Li-Ion, LiPo or LiFePo4 battery. Note that the TP4056 can’t be used to charge LiFePo4 batteries (or NiMH, Alkaline etc).
First up, a couple of links to Julian Ilett’s videos of the older unprotected USB-mini board and another video comparing the newer protected USB-micro board which some people refer to as MP1405.