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8 years ago

Motor on DEO Board

Can I use dc motor on DEO Board on the GPIO pins?
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8 years ago

Well - additionally to the power issue, motors are inductive elements. Thus even if the power would be enough to drive the Motor, I doubt the I/O Pins will deal with the voltage rise on power OFF...