New products: Micro Metal Gearmotors with integrated encoders

Micro Metal Gearmotor with 12 CPR encoder, back connector.

Micro Metal Gearmotor with 12 CPR encoder, side connector.

Our Micro Metal Gearmotors are now available with integrated quadrature encoders! These are the same top-entry and side-entry encoders that were previously only available separately, and now you can get them preassembled on the gearmotors and covered by a snap-on plastic cap. On the assembled units, the two available styles are denoted as “Back Connector”, which has the connector oriented parallel to the motor, and “Side Connector”, which is perpendicular to the motor. These connectors work with our assortment of female 6-pin JST SH-style cables and 6-pin JST SH-style connector boards.

For detailed dimensions, specifications, and usage information, see the Micro Metal Gearmotor datasheet (5MB pdf).

With 65 different combinations of gearboxes and motors each now available with two encoder styles, that makes 130 new products in all, and it increases our total Micro Metal Gearmotor selection to 260 versions. We are still working on getting everything stocked up, but we manufacture these in house, so we can make some of any particular version quickly. If there is a version you want that is currently out of stock, you can backorder it and we should be able to make and ship it in a few days. (Please note that we are currently not stocking the 5:1 versions with encoders but we are able to make them by special request; please contact us if you are interested in placing a special order for those.) Here is a full list of all the available options now:

Rated Voltage	Stall Current	No-Load Current	No-Load Speed (RPM)	Extrapolated Stall Torque		Max Power (W)	Approx Gear Ratio	No Encoder	w/ Extended Motor Shaft	w/ Encoder, Back Conn.	w/ Encoder, Side Conn.
				(kg⋅cm)	(oz⋅in)
HPCB 12V (high-power, carbon brushes)
12 V	0.75 A	100 mA	6800	0.09	1.3	–	5:1	#3036	#3047	#5204	#5205
		80 mA	3400	0.17	2.4	1.5	10:1	#3037	#3048	#5206	#5207
			2200	0.25	3.5	1.4	15:1	#4788	#4789	#5208	#5209
			1100	0.39	5.4	1.1	30:1	#3038	#3049	#5210	#5211
			650	0.67	9.3	1.1	50:1	#3039	#3050	#5212	#5213
			450	1.0	14	1.1	75:1	#3040	#3051	#5214	#5215
			330	1.3	18	1.1	100:1	#3041	#3052	#5216	#5217
			220	1.8	25	1.0	150:1	#3042	#3053	#5218	#5219
			160	2.5	35	1.0	210:1	#3043	#3054	#5220	#5221
			130	3.0	42	1.1	250:1	#3044	#3055	#5222	#5223
			110	3.3	46	1.0	298:1	#3045	#3056	#5224	#5225
			85	5.0	69	1.1	380:1	#4798	#4799	#5226	#5227
			35	10	140	–	1000:1	#3046	#3057	#5228	#5229
Rated Voltage	Stall Current	No-Load Current	No-Load Speed (RPM)	Extrapolated Stall Torque		Max Power (W)	Approx Gear Ratio	No Encoder	w/ Extended Motor Shaft	w/ Encoder, Back Conn.	w/ Encoder, Side Conn.
				(kg⋅cm)	(oz⋅in)
HPCB 6V (high-power, carbon brushes)
6 V	1.5 A	170 mA	6500	0.09	1.3	–	5:1	#3060	#3082	#5178	#5179
		150 mA	3300	0.17	2.4	1.3	10:1	#3061	#3071	#5180	#5181
			2100	0.25	3.5	1.3	15:1	#4786	#4787	#5182	#5183
			1100	0.45	6.2	1.2	30:1	#3062	#3072	#5184	#5185
			650	0.74	10	1.2	50:1	#3063	#3073	#5186	#5187
			430	1.1	15	1.3	75:1	#3064	#3074	#5188	#5189
			330	1.6	22	1.3	100:1	#3065	#3075	#5190	#5191
			220	2.0	28	1.1	150:1	#3066	#3076	#5192	#5193
			160	2.8	39	1.1	210:1	#3067	#3077	#5194	#5195
			130	3.2	44	1.1	250:1	#3068	#3078	#5196	#5197
			110	3.4	47	1.0	298:1	#3069	#3079	#5198	#5199
			85	5.0	69	1.1	380:1	#4796	#4797	#5200	#5201
			33	11	150	–	1000:1	#3070	#3080	#5202	#5203
Rated Voltage	Stall Current	No-Load Current	No-Load Speed (RPM)	Extrapolated Stall Torque		Max Power (W)	Approx Gear Ratio	No Encoder	w/ Extended Motor Shaft	w/ Encoder, Back Conn.	w/ Encoder, Side Conn.
				(kg⋅cm)	(oz⋅in)
HP 6V (high-power)
6 V	1.6 A	120 mA	6100	0.11	1.5	–	5:1	#1000	#2210	#5152	#5153
		100 mA	3100	0.22	3.0	1.6	10:1	#999	#2211	#5154	#5155
			2000	0.30	4.2	1.5	15:1	#4784	#4785	#5156	#5157
			1000	0.57	7.9	1.5	30:1	#1093	#2212	#5158	#5159
			590	0.86	12	1.3	50:1	#998	#2213	#5160	#5161
			410	1.3	18	1.4	75:1	#2361	#2215	#5162	#5163
			310	1.7	24	1.3	100:1	#1101	#2214	#5164	#5165
			210	2.4	33	1.2	150:1	#997	#2386	#5166	#5167
			150	3.0	42	1.1	210:1	#996	#2216	#5168	#5169
			120	3.4	47	1.1	250:1	#995	#2217	#5170	#5171
			100	4.0	56	1.1	298:1	#994	#2218	#5172	#5173
			84	5.5	76	1.1	380:1	#4794	#4795	#5174	#5175
			31	12	170	–	1000:1	#1595	#2373	#5176	#5177
Rated Voltage	Stall Current	No-Load Current	No-Load Speed (RPM)	Extrapolated Stall Torque		Max Power (W)	Approx Gear Ratio	No Encoder	w/ Extended Motor Shaft	w/ Encoder, Back Conn.	w/ Encoder, Side Conn.
				(kg⋅cm)	(oz⋅in)
MP 6V (medium-power)
6 V	0.67 A	80 mA	4400	0.06	0.8	–	5:1	#2362	#2376	#5126	#5127
		70 mA	2200	0.11	1.5	–	10:1	#2363	#2377	#5128	#5129
			1400	0.20	2.8	0.70	15:1	#4782	#4783	#5130	#5131
			720	0.33	4.6	0.57	30:1	#2364	#2378	#5132	#5133
			420	0.54	7.5	0.55	50:1	#2365	#2379	#5134	#5135
			290	0.78	11	0.54	75:1	#2366	#2380	#5136	#5137
			220	0.94	13	0.50	100:1	#2367	#2381	#5138	#5139
			150	1.3	18	0.48	150:1	#2368	#2382	#5140	#5141
			100	1.7	24	0.46	210:1	#2369	#2383	#5142	#5143
			88	2.2	31	0.48	250:1	#2370	#2384	#5144	#5145
			73	2.4	33	0.44	298:1	#2371	#2385	#5146	#5147
			57	3.6	50	0.53	380:1	#4792	#4793	#5148	#5149
			22	6.7	93	–	1000:1	#2372	#3059	#5150	#5151
Rated Voltage	Stall Current	No-Load Current	No-Load Speed (RPM)	Extrapolated Stall Torque		Max Power (W)	Approx Gear Ratio	No Encoder	w/ Extended Motor Shaft	w/ Encoder, Back Conn.	w/ Encoder, Side Conn.
				(kg⋅cm)	(oz⋅in)
LP 6V (low-power)
6 V	0.36 A	50 mA	2500	0.05	0.7	–	5:1	#1100	#2200	#5100	#5101
		40 mA	1300	0.10	1.4	–	10:1	#1099	#2201	#5102	#5103
			860	0.17	2.4	0.37	15:1	#4780	#4781	#5104	#5105
			450	0.29	4.0	0.31	30:1	#993	#2202	#5106	#5107
			270	0.44	6.1	0.29	50:1	#1098	#2203	#5108	#5109
			180	0.64	8.9	0.29	75:1	#2360	#2209	#5110	#5111
			130	0.74	10	0.25	100:1	#992	#2204	#5112	#5113
			90	1.1	15	0.25	150:1	#1097	#2205	#5114	#5115
			65	1.6	22	0.25	210:1	#1096	#2206	#5116	#5117
			54	1.7	24	0.23	250:1	#1095	#2207	#5118	#5119
			45	2.0	28	0.22	298:1	#1094	#2208	#5120	#5121
			36	2.9	40	0.27	380:1	#4790	#4791	#5122	#5123
			13	5.5	76	–	1000:1	#1596	#3058	#5124	#5125

Note: Stalling or overloading gearmotors can greatly decrease their lifetimes and even result in immediate damage. The recommended upper limit for instantaneous torque is 2.5 kg⋅cm (35 oz⋅in) for the 380:1 and 1000:1 gearboxes, and 2 kg⋅cm (25 oz⋅in) for all the other gear ratios; we strongly advise keeping applied loads well under this limit. Stalls can also result in rapid (potentially on the order of seconds) thermal damage to the motor windings and brushes, especially for the versions that use high-power (HP and HPCB) motors; a general recommendation for brushed DC motor operation is 25% or less of the stall current.

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