How to Power a Project
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JordanDee
Resources and Going Further
You should now know the most common ways to power your circuit and how to figure out which way is best for you depending on your your project’s specific requirements. You can make a better judgment now based on current, voltage, connector, and mobility considerations for your project. Check out these other great tutorials to monitor, control, or power your project!
Photon Remote Water Level Sensor
Learn how to build a remote water level sensor for a water storage tank and how to automate a pump based off the readings!
How Lithium Polymer Batteries are Made
We got the opportunity to tour the Great Power Battery factory. Checkout how LiPos are made!
Measuring Internal Resistance of Batteries
Classroom STEM activity that has students build a battery from a lemon, measure the open and closed circuit voltages, and determine the battery's internal resistance.
LilyPad Basics: Powering Your Project
Learn the options for powering your LilyPad projects, LiPo battery safety and care, and how to calculate and consider power constraints on your projects.
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