November 2017
Beginner
210 pages
4h 41m
English
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The battery compartment and power distribution
The battery compartment is separated into two sections: a four-battery section and a two-battery section. Either section of the battery compartment can be used independently. The Adafruit Stepper + DC Motor FeatherWing requires about 4.5V to drive two mini plastic gearmotors. However, they should run comfortably in the 3V to 6V range.
The four-battery section can produce 4.8V with fully recharged 1.2V NiMH AA batteries. This voltage is more than enough to power the motors through the Stepper + DC Motor FeatherWing.
Solder two wires (red and black) to the positive and negative tabs of the four-battery section of the battery compartment (Figure 6.17):
Figure 6.17: Soldering wires to the four-battery ...