Excellent 5V Switching Voltage Regulator board to provide efficient power to your robot on-board electronics. Unlike inefficient linear voltage regulators (which dissipate power via heat), this switching regulator is battery friendly!

FYI: Switching regulators typically operate at 85% efficiency, whereas linear regulators typically operate at 40% efficiency.

Why would you buy this over a cheap linear regulator from Radio Shack? Well, if you are building an advanced robot with large power requirements, and a switching regulator gives you 45% more battery life, it makes sense. If you are making a simple robot with little power requirements, it would probably be overkill.

Specifications

Max input voltage: 16V

• Max output current: 2.5A
• Output voltage: 5V
• Efficient and Battery Friendly!
• Lightweight
• Small
• Screw terminals on input and output
• Four bolt holes

Board Pinout