[dorkbotsea-blabber] Source for inexpensive gearhead motors?

[rich at spambutcher.com]

they aren't the cheapeast - and you'd need to get your voltage down 
(maybe a 5v regulator) - but these are kind of fun in that you can 
combine kits to provide pretty much any gearing you want:

http://robotcombat.com/products/0-72001.html


Wes Cherry wrote:
> check www.surpluscenter.com
> 
> this, for example
> https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2009052522334482&item=5-1697&catname=electric 
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> 
> a few others there...
> 
> allelectronics too
> 
> http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/category/400400/Motors/DC-Gear-Motors/1.html 
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> 
> -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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