How to Power a Project

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Contributors: 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!

LTC4150 Coulomb Counter Hookup Guide

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Sunny Buddy Solar Charger V13 Hookup Guide

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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.

SparkFun RTK Express Hookup Guide

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