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# ThunderBorg with Lid - Dual 5A Motor Controller & Power Connector

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CE05757 · **Brand:** [The Pi Hut](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/the-pi-hut)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/thunderborg-with-lid-dual-5a-motor-controller-power-connector.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/thunderborg-with-lid-dual-5a-motor-controller-power-connector.html.md))

## Retired product

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## How to buy

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## Description

ThunderBorg is a powerful dual motor control board for making awesome robots with your [Raspberry Pi](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi.html). The ThunderBorg is used in our MonsterBorg robot kit.

### Contains

- A second super bright LED which can be independently controlled
- 9V style connector for either AA battery packs or 9V batteries
- Convenient power switch to disconnect the batteries
- Enough room to sit a 10x AA battery pack
- Pre-soldered directly onto the ThunderBorg by us.
 
All ThunderBorg versions include:

- Control BIG or small motors.
- On-board 5V regulator powers the Raspberry Pi
- Runs from any battery pack or power supply from 7V to 35V
- Proper 5A output per motor connection
- Speed control forwards and reverse
- On-board voltage monitoring for attached batteries
- Mounts directly onto most Raspberry Pi models
- Super bright LED capable of over 16 million colours
- Plug in more boards to control up to 200 motors!
- Controls 4, 5 or 6 wire stepper motors
 
[We also have ThunderBorg without the optional lid here.](https://core-electronics.com.au/thunderborg-dual-5a-motor-controller-with-dc-dc-rgb-led.html)

[Click here for getting started guides, build instructions, code examples and more.](https://www.piborg.org/blog/build/thunderborg-build)

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/d/s/dsc_0009-1024x780_2.jpg)