# Adafruit MOSFET Driver - For Motors, Solenoids, LEDs, etc - STEMMA JST PH 2mm

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Sparky the Blue Smoke Monster shows up whenever the magic smoke is let of of an electronic component. And his very favorite is whenever folks first start...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $7.55 (inc GST) — $6.86 AUD, exc GST
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## Description

[Sparky the Blue Smoke Monster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTPHjhjUl0E) shows up whenever the magic smoke is let of of an electronic component. And his very favorite is whenever folks first start with electronics and robotics: wiring up a motor or solenoid or high power LED is a perfect recipe for getting that blue smoke out of an Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Why? Because these high-current devices can't be connected directly to a GPIO pin on a microcontroller! They need to have a transistor / MOSFET driver, plus a kickback-protection diode that will absorb the inductive 'kick' caused by turning on-and-off motors and solenoids. Without that driver and diode - your tronix will go poof!

[Adafruit have tutorials on how to wire up the components to create a transistor driver on a breadboard](https://learn.adafruit.com/transistors-101/example-uses), but its easy to put the diode in backwards, or pick the wrong kind of transistor. And some folks don't want to have the extra breadboard for just controlling a simple motor fan or solenoid. Which is why Adafruit designed the **Adafruit STEMMA MOSFET Driver for Motors, Solenoids, and LEDs**.

This board has a simple plug-and-play JST PH (2mm pitch) input connector for solderless use. Provide power (from 3V up to 30V) and signal (3V to 20V logic level). On the output are two-output terminal blocks, with one block connected to power and the other switched to ground when the signal level is high. In between is an [AO3406 N-Channel MOSFET](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/AO3406_54211a0fded.pdf) rated for 30Vds, 3.6A peak, and 70mO RdsOn plus a 1N4007 flyback diode.

You can also get to all the signal and power pins on a 0.1" breakout header if desired, but Adafruit expect most folks will like using it as a solderless MOSFET-buddy. Great for driving motors, inductors, high power LEDs, single-color LED strips, or other loads up with to 1.5 Amps continuous draw, 3 Amp peak. Note that the JST PH connector itself is only rated for 2 Amp continuous.

## Technical Details 

Product Dimensions: 25.4mm x 17.7mm x 7.2mm / 1.0" x 0.7" x 0.3"

Product Weight: 2.4g / 0.1oz

- [AO3406 Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/5648_ds_AO3406_54211a0fded.pdf)

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