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!

Connector Basics

Connectors are a major source of confusion for people just beginning electronics. The number of different options, terms, and names of connectors can make selecting one, or finding the one you need, daunting. This article will help you get a jump on the world of connectors.

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.

PicoBuck Hookup Guide v12

The PicoBuck board is a high-efficiency three-channel constant-current LED driver.

smôl Power Board LiPo Hookup Guide

Small in size, small on current draw. It's a smôl world! This guide will get you up and running with the smôl Power Board LiPo.

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