Bonzo wrote:Thank you very much for the comments Pablo2048
2.3. Is "blocking capacitor" the correct term as the information I found talks about allowing AC through but blocking DC. All the IC's and sensors have the correct capacitors etc. as indicated on the data sheets. Although it is not easy to tell what is what from the photo. The ESP-12f hasn't and I will have to study the data sheet you linked to.
Lots to take on board for V2
Well, better than "blocking" I have to use "decoupling" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decoupling_capacitor ) those capacitors neds to be placed very close to the parts they belong to - for example ESP module capacitors are described https://www.espressif.com/sites/default ... nes_en.pdf in chapter 1.6.3.1 (valid even for ESP modules). The same is valid for LDO (see the datasheet from IC manufacturer for suggested values).