btidey wrote:I've also used lots of those modules (mainly the 3.3V version to power ESP-12F directly) and not had any failures .
Being super cautious I use just a simple wire fuse (pico) in-line with the live feed to guard against any catastrophic failure. I use a slow blow (e.g. 1A) . Fast blow can fuse on the turn-on surge current.
These fuses look like small resistors and therefore take up no significant extra space. One can use a sleeve or heatshrink if included in-line.
Great! Just to be sure, the fuse should go between the the AC power source and the AC/DC Power Supply, right? I gonna look for one of those and start testing!