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!

Alternating Current (AC) vs. Direct Current (DC)

Learn the differences between AC and DC, the history, different ways to generate AC and DC, and examples of applications.

LiPo USB Charger Hookup Guide

How to charge your LiPo batteries with the USB LiPo charger. Plus how to modify your charger to set the charge current.

12V/5V Power Supply Hookup Guide

In this tutorial, we will replace the 12V/5V (2A) power supply's molex connector with two male barrel jacks adapters.

LuMini 8x8 Matrix Hookup Guide

The LuMini 8x8 Matrix (APA102-2020) are the highest resolution LED matrix available.

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