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2 layers50 × 50 mmPowerShield, the printed circuit board in 3D

Shield to provide XT60 power connector, capacitors, and a brake resitor to Phoque-series of brushless drivers

Size
50 × 50 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
24
Nets
2
Pads
78
Tracks, vias
211, 8
Pours
3
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
22 May 2026
Updated
24 Oct 2026

Overview

PowerShield is an open-source printed circuit board by Moddingear, from the Moddingear/Phoque-PowerShield repository on GitHub, published under the Unlicense licence. It is a 2-layer board of 50 × 50 mm with 24 parts on 2 nets, routed with 211 tracks and 8 vias.

It is built around the XT60PW-M. Its parts include 19 capacitors and 1 connector.

Main components

1

README

README.md

Phoque Power Shield

This is an example shield for the Phoque-series of brushless drivers. Includes:

  • XT60 connector
  • 2.8Ohm configurable PCB resistor (can overheat, be careful, shouldn't be left on)
  • Extra capacitors (Recommend JIERR PA63V470M10X17 for the through-hole)

This shield can be connected to the main board using 4mm M3 brass standoffs.

Feel free to modify to suit your needs.

Parts

24
QtyValueFootprintReferences
1610uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_Pad_ViaH1, H2, H3, H4
3C_PolarizedCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D10.0mm_P5.00mmC1, C2, C3
1XT60PW-MConnector_AMASS:AMASS_XT60PW-M_1x02_P7.20mm_HorizontalJ1

Questions

How big is the PowerShield PCB?

It measures 50 × 50 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the PowerShield use?

24 parts, built around the XT60PW-M. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the PowerShield KiCad files?

From the Moddingear/Phoque-PowerShield repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is PowerShield.kicad_pcb and its schematic PowerShield.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the PowerShield design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the Unlicense licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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