How to Power a Project
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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!
Battery Technologies
The basics behind the batteries used in portable electronic devices: LiPo, NiMH, coin cells, and alkaline.
Hobby Servo Tutorial
Servos are motors that allow you to accurately control the rotation of the output shaft, opening up all kinds of possibilities for robotics and other projects.
Wireless Joystick Hookup Guide
A hookup guide for the SparkFun Wireless Joystick Kit.
Buck Regulator Hookup Guide
Get started with SparkFun's newest Buck Regulator Boards - the BabyBuck and the Buck!
Or check out some of these blog posts for ideas: