Mini Geared Pager Motor with Return Spring

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SKU: ADA3871 Brand: Adafruit

These are very unusual motors, but Adafruit thought they could be handy for projects that need a small geared-down motor. At the core is a 'pager motor' - a small thin...

$3.95 AUD, inc GST

$3.59 AUD, exc GST

Available with a lead time
Expect dispatch between Dec 30 and Jan 03

Quantity Discounts:

10-25 $3.48 (exc GST)
25+ $3.41 (exc GST)

These are very unusual motors, but Adafruit thought they could be handy for projects that need a small geared-down motor. At the core is a 'pager motor' - a small thin DC motor that runs on about 3VDC. That motor is then geared down inside the red-plastic body of the motor. Finally, the output axle is connected to a plastic triangle that has a bent-wire return spring. There are two plastic stops built into the outside of the motor.

If you keep the plastic triangle attached to the motor, you can 'swing' the motor back and forth by applying forward or backwards voltage. The switch ranges about 60 degrees from center (120 degrees total). If you remove power, the self-centering spring will bring the triangle back to center.

You can also remove the triangle piece and, as you can see in Adafruit's animation above, you get a normal rotating axle which you can use for rotating something small.

Like Adafruit said, they're unusual motors, but they're also inexpensive and unique - you may find a good use for them!

Comes 1 per order along with 2 x 330mm wires with 0.4mm male connectors.

Technical Details

At Nominal Voltage: DC 3V / Speed: 245 RPM
No-load current: 45mA Stall current: 380mA
At Nominal Voltage: 3.7V / Speed: 300 RPM
No-load current: 57mA Stall current: 500mA
External shaft: 3.5 x 3.5mm
Leads: approx 330mm
Weight: 3g

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