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The Digispark => Digispark Pro Support => Topic started by: ianlee74 on January 12, 2016, 10:09:36 pm

Title: Digispark Pro Battery Power
Post by: ianlee74 on January 12, 2016, 10:09:36 pm

I just dug up my Digispark Pros that I got from the Kickstarter for a little project I'm working on for my son. I need to battery power it using a little 120 mAh 7.4V LiPo that I have. The pinout chart shows that VIN will take 6V - 16V. However, when I connect the LiPo to VIN and GND the board quickly heats up and let off a little smoke. It appears to work still but I'm now not sure how to power this thing. Was there a problem with the Kickstarter boards? Is there something else I need to do to make this work?

Thanks!

Ian

Title: Re: Digispark Pro Battery Power
Post by: ianlee74 on January 13, 2016, 08:07:25 pm

No ideas? Is anyone else powering these using VIN?

Title: Re: Digispark Pro Battery Power
Post by: digistump on April 08, 2016, 01:15:43 pm

It certainly should be able to take 7.4v - was the polarity correct? Any circuit attached to the Oak that could have had a short? Is the LiPo tested good and working?