# Can i use Power Shield With the Electron

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/can-i-use-power-shield-with-the-electron/27240>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [November 14, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/can-i-use-power-shield-with-the-electron/27240 "2016-11-14T11:31:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stugtr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Stugtr](https://community.particle.io/u/Stugtr)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/can-i-use-power-shield-with-the-electron/27240/1 "2016-11-14T11:31:16Z")

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Hi Quick Question

Can you use the Power Shield available on the particle store with the Electron 3G

As i want to use it to power the electron and charge it batteries via a small solar panel.

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**Author:** ![Stugtr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Stugtr](https://community.particle.io/u/Stugtr)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/can-i-use-power-shield-with-the-electron/27240/2 "2016-11-14T11:50:07Z")

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I think i just answered my own question … it probably won’t work so ill just directly connect a small solar panel to the electron.

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