Hello everyone, I'm making an autonomous vacuum as a project. I need some help for the wiring, for reference, I'm using a ZEEE 3S Lipo Battery 5200mAh 11.1V 80C, which has an XT60 connector. I'm using 2 12v dc motors for the wheels with 1.1A current rating each, a 12v dc motor with 0.5A current rating for the vacuum blade and 2 other small 12v dc motors with 30mA rating for the brushes. I'll be using 3 L298N Motor Drivers, as they're dual H-bridge and I have 5 motors. I will use 3 IR sensors for obstacle avoidance, plugged into an arduino due. As I currently understand, I will power the arduino from the lipo battery, and then plug the sensors and drivers into the board, then also power the motors from the battery too. I'm struggling to understand how I can safely and efficiently power all these from one battery connector. Any help for that or anything I'm overlooking would be greatly appreciated 
Sure, put on a pot of coffee and I'll be right over.
Otherwise please follow the forum guidelines and post full details of your project...
and I would like to have some cookies to the coffee.
You can do way better with a 21st century part.
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a7
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Hi, @retrojb
Welcome to the forum.
Sorry I had to spread it out in point form to see what you have and want.
What is your electronics, programming, arduino, hardware experience?
Tom... 
Sorry if I've put this question in the wrong category 
my experience with coding is good, hardware not so much. Was thinking of using Perforated board to connect all the motor drivers to the battery?
The problem is, one person may use perfboard to do that, and make a mess that burns up, another person may construct it differently and it will work and be perfectly reliable.
You're essentially asking a broad question, "how can I electrically engineer this project?". Which is especially impossible to answer without specific details and requirements of the application.
You have chosen to not reply to the previous question (in very much detail). Not replying to any question, removes the motivation to answer your questions. "Good" and "not much" are pretty vague.
You should start with even the simplest of schematic drawings.
Just a vague block diagram of the bits and how they might be connected, no small details.
Then a more detailed schematic.
These can be, and arguably are best, done as hand drawn take a photo and post it here.
Basic schematic diagram
and don't get sidetracked by a CAD package - we can prolly read and make suggestions about how to present improvements to the schematic.
Then it will be easier to start talking about the mechanics - connectors, wires, power supplies and the real world.
a7
No, a reference would be for example, a clickable link to, or the content of, the battery specification sheet.
Please spend some time reading the forum guide linked to in post #6.
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