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mikecoats.com
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| | My earliest electronics projects and my first robot were powered by regular alkaline batteries, and I didn't think about current or the capacity of those batteries. The batteries were prominently labeled "1.5V", and I was happy in my understanding that putting four in a battery holder got me to 6 volts; when the motors slowed down, it was time for new batteries. When I began designing my second robot, I found some 12V, 1A motors (what a "1-amp motor" might mean is a topic for another post) and promptly wasted many hours dragging parents and teachers to Radio Shack and car parts stores looking for a 12V, 1A battery.
| | workingonexploring.com
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| | We started this blog to document our travels; travels that take us almost anywhere in our truck camper. Many times that means we're off grid and to be off grid means storing power. Many folks talk about how much solar they have which sounds good but if you don't also have the right battery storage...
| | blog.brixit.nl
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| | Designing electronics is neat. This is a look into designing my own ESP8266 based sensor board.
| | qubyte.codes
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| I've been making an arcade stick lately, and needed to add the electronics. I opted to use ab arduino Leonardo, and the code was surprisingly short.