[dorkbotsea-blabber] Source for inexpensive gearhead motors?

[Wes Cherry]

check www.surpluscenter.com

this, for example
https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2009052522334482&item=5-1697&catname=electric

a few others there...

allelectronics too

http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/category/400400/Motors/DC-Gear-Motors/1.html


-W
On May 25, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Wim Lewis wrote:

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> On May 25, 2009, at 12:29 PM, mike begley wrote:
>> I'm looking for a source of small, inexpensive, 12 volt gearhead  
>> motors for an art project.  Something that runs at around 10rpm, or  
>> thereabouts.  There will be very little load on them, to high  
>> torque is not particularly important.
>
> I can't think of very many things that normally want a motor that  
> runs at that speed. Windshield wiper motors, maybe? If they don't  
> have to be well-matched to each other, maybe you could get a deal on  
> used / surplus / pulled wiper motors.
>
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