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Hi

In regards to using a 9v battery to drive a small lego motor can I use any logic level mosfet with Vgs between 3.75 and 5v?

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Thanks

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First determine voltage and current requirements, then calculate the maximum on-resistance you can
tolerate, then select a device that's logic level and with that low an on-resistance and high enough voltage.

I doubt a lego motor pulls more that 2A

your 9V battery is the weak link in the chain.

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Cheers

What do you mean the 9v battery is the weak link in the chain?

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What do you mean the 9v battery is the weak link in the chain?

You'll find out when you try to use it.

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Square 9V batteries are only good for a couple hundred mAH. That's why the Lego NXT whatever they are called used 4 or 6 AA batteries - 2500mAH capacity.
I use digikey.com to find MOSFETs, filtering as I go:
N-channel MOSFET
FETS-Single
IN-stock
Logic level
Through hole
Sort by price, low to high.
Then scrol down the list, find the lowest Rds and Input Gate capacitance you're willing to pay for:
http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?FV=fff40015%2Cfff8007d%2C1140050%2Cefc0005&k=n-channel+mosfet&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=1000011&page=1&stock=1&pbfree=0&rohs=0&quantity=&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25

AO1516 and AO1518 both look pretty good.
Wire the motor up for low side switching, connecting '-' lead to Gnd thru the MOSFET.
Don't forget a 1N4001 type diode across the motor, anode to +9 and cathode to the MOSFET Drain, with Source connected to Gnd.
Arduino to 220 ohm resistor to MOSFET Gate.