Question about using 8.4 v NiMH battery pack

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I don't have very much experience working with electronics, so forgive me if I ask an obvious question.

I have this battery, a NiMH 7-Cell 8.4V 5000mAh.

I was wondering if there would be any complications in powering my board with that, through a DC port adapter. From what I've read, the tolerance for the DC port is 7-12 volts, so I don't see why there would be any complications with the 8.4 volts, but my friends disagreed when I suggested using it. Would I need something like a voltage regulator?

Thanks.

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Feeding 8.4V into the barrel jack on the Arduino board will be fine.
The onboard 5V regulator will run from that without issue.

3

Don't listen to those friends. Sometimes the naysaying crowd needs a kick in the pants because they get so complacent being idiotically safe and wrong.

4

That looks like a great battery for a power hungry Arduino project!

5

Thanks for the help, I'll buy the adapter tomorrow.