USING AN ARDUINO TO POWER A 2 DIGIT 7 SEGENT DISPLAY EACH SEGMENT DRAWS 170mA SO 8 DRAWS 1.19A
WANT TO USE YOUR 7 SEGMENT BREAKOUT BOARD BUT WILL IT NEED ADDITIONAL MOSFET DRIVERS
As you suspect, the Arduino cannot provide that much current, so you’ll need to provide power separately. If you want to use MOSFETs:
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If you want to use a 7 segment breakout, can you provide a link to the board to ensure we’re talking about the same product? Normally the specs / user guide should give details.