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# Solarbotics GM6 120:1 Mini Gear Motor Offset Output

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** POLOLU-182 · **Brand:** [Pololu](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pololu-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/solarbotics-gm6-120-1-mini-gear-motor-offset-output.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/solarbotics-gm6-120-1-mini-gear-motor-offset-output.html.md))

## Retired product

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## Description

This 120:1 brushed DC gearmotor is very compact and weighs only 0.7 ounces (20 grams) — perfect for building a quick, miniature robot.

This gearmotor starts rotation at 0.58 V, drawing only 46.5 mA at 7 RPM. At 5 V, the gearbox and motor provide 20 oz-in of torque and 145 RPM. The free-running current is 88 mA, and the stall current is 610 mA. The low-current motor is a perfect match for Pololu's [qik 2s9v1 dual serial motor controller](https://core-electronics.com.au/pololu-qik-2s9v1-dual-serial-motor-controller.html).

This gearmotor comes pre-assembled, with the gears fully enclosed. A clutch limits the output torque to approximately 25 oz-in (which is produced at 6.5 V, drawing 650 mA) to protect the gearbox and motor. The unit has one mounting hole, and the chrome-finish output shaft is splined with a 0.08" (2 mm)-crest diameter.

A custom [plastic wheel](https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/POLOLU-190) is available for this gearmotor, as well as a [LEGO wheel adapter](https://core-electronics.com.au/2mm-shaft-adapter.html) that allows it to be used with a variety of LEGO wheels.

For a similar, less expensive version of this gearmotor, see the [Pololu 120:1mini plastic gearmotor offset output](https://core-electronics.com.au/120-1-mini-plastic-gearmotor-offset-2mm-spline-output.html). For a version of this gearmotor with a 90 degree output shaft, see the [GM7 gearmotor](https://core-electronics.com.au/solarbotics-gm7-120-1-mini-gear-motor-90-deg-output.html). For a similar but larger gearmotor, see the [GM2 gearmotor](https://core-electronics.com.au/solarbotics-gm2-224-1-gear-motor-offset-output.html) (224:1) and the [GM8 gearmotor](https://core-electronics.com.au/solarbotics-gm8-143-1-gear-motor-offset-output.html) (143:1).

## Specifications

- Description: Mini offset/inline
- Gear ratio: 120:1
- 3 V Operation: 
    - No-load RPM: ~ 64
    - No-load current: ~ 64 mA
    - Stall current: ~ 325 mA
    - Stall torque: ~ 13.5 oz-in
- 6 V Operation: 
    - No-load RPM: ~ 157
    - No-load current: ~ 97 mA
    - Stall current: ~ 560 mA
    - Stall torque: ~ 21.1 oz-in
- Weight: 18 g
 
| ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/remote_images/0J3701.600_N2DAdi.png%3F23f30275d0f73a576de90160ec27411d) |
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| Solarbotics GM6 gearmotor dimensions (in mm). |

You can download a pdf version of this drawing with imperial dimensions (99k pdf) or metric dimensions (99k pdf).

Though the product picture shows two gearmotors, this product is for a single motor.

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/s/o/solarbotics_gm6_120_1_mini_gear_motor_offset_output__pololu_182__00.jpg)