Note about future extension

Author: dannystaple

content/2025/01/26-fixing-the-maplin-owi-edge-robot-arm/26-fixing-the-maplin-owi-edge-robot-arm.md

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 title: Fixing the Maplin OWI Edge Robot Arm - Powering and Circuits
 date: 2025-01-26
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 tags: [robot electronics, maplin usb robot arm, robot building, owi edge robot arm]
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@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ There's a 2 pin connector from the middle of the 4 batteries to the board. This
 
 The orange cable is 3V in supply for the motors, and the black should be the ground for this supply.
 
-With this 3V rail, I can use a bench power supply for the motors.
+With this 3V rail, I can use a bench power supply for the motors. One future extension I can consider here is using a single 18650 cell to power the motors, which should tolerate the 3.7v, and then add a USB charger to the robot to charge the cell - in the large battery space.
 
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