# Supplying power to the board - for beginners

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**Created:** [August 24, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/supplying-power-to-the-board-for-beginners/787 "2024-08-24T18:28:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![wayneworkman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/librepcb.discourse.group/wayneworkman/32/621_2.png) [@wayneworkman](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/wayneworkman)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/supplying-power-to-the-board-for-beginners/787/1 "2024-08-24T18:28:40Z")

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Hello, I’m very new to electronics and I’m attempting my very-first PCB design. It’s exciting! I’m using LibrePCB.

My first PCB is centered around learning the process. My schematic involves a voltage input, 160ohm resistor, LED, and ground. Very simple. I can draw this schematic without issue. Though when I go to the board editor, I can place the resistor and LED, but I don’t see an obvious way to supply power.

So, my question is about how to supply power to the board. Ideally I want to solder on some wires that supply the power.

I’ve poked around trying to do this and don’t see a way. I have watched this tutorial:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN-28eaWcps

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And I’ve searched the internet ad-nausium and I’m not finding the answer.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/supplying-power-to-the-board-for-beginners/787/2 "2024-08-25T12:45:09Z")

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Hi,

> [@wayneworkman](#):
>
> So, my question is about how to supply power to the board. Ideally I want to solder on some wires that supply the power.

Just place a connector in the schematic and board 😉 If you really want to solder the wires, use the “soldered wire connector”. But often it is more comfortable to use a real connector which allows you to disconnect the power supply easily, for example with a “Barrel Jack” (available in the “CUI Devices” library.