Powering Pro Mini 5V with a 3.7V Lipo ?

Using Arduino Motors, Mechanics, Power and CNC
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Hi

By mistake I bought an Adruino Pro Mini 5V instead a 3.3V.
I have a Lipo 3.7V, 1000mAh.

I've read that I have to use a "Convertor" to power the Pro Mini 5V with a 3.7V Lipo.
But I'm unsure what kind of specifications this "Convertor" needs.
Can anybody please direct me to the right product ?

Or is there another way to use the 3.7V Lipo with Pro Mini 5V ?

Kind regards
Alain

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Here are a couple of options.

There are Dc-Dc step up converter such as this one SparkFun 5V Step-Up Breakout - NCP1402 - PRT-10968 - SparkFun Electronics.
There are probably cheaper sources than sparkfun but this is an example.

The arduino won't reliably run at 16 Mhz much below 5 volts.

You could burn a bootloader to use the internal clock at 8 Mhz. The Board will then run on 3 volts and above. You will want to plug your lipo in to the VCC pin rather than RAW.

You could also get a 2s (7.4v) Lipo instead and use it as is. You can probably find one that size for under 10 dollars.