Student Safety Advice
Please read our safety information and keep your experience safe and enjoyable.
Battery advice
- Only use Zinc-Carbon or Alkaline batteries with your BBC micro:bit
- To remove the battery pack pinch the connector with your fingers
- Do not remove by pulling the wires
- Please do not mix different types of batteries or mix new and used batteries
- Please use batteries of the same or equivalent type as those recommended
- Please insert batteries the correct way round
- Please remove spent batteries from the battery holder
- Do not place any metal objects across the terminals as this may short-circuit the battery supply
- Do not try to charge normal (non-rechargeable) batteries