Motor suppliers ?

Oct 14, 2004 5 Replies

Hi, Who would you recommended in the UK to supply small 12dc geared motors around the 2 to 4 watts range and not too costly ? Motors with rear motor shafts for mounting an encoder would be ideal. Any links appreciated. Thanks Dave


It's difficult to say, most I've seen fitting that sort of description are aimed industrial... companies like Maxon (also stocked thru' Farnell) but your talking starting figures in excess of £40 - £70.

It maybe easier to look at surplus stock thru' people like Greenweld, but that could be hit & miss.

I've a few contacts but it probably depend on what you think is costly!

regards, colin

Thanks Colin, I'm looking for a motor + gearbox for under £20. I don't need the quality of motors like Maxon. The difficulty being, the cheaper motors don't have the rear shaft.

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Cheers, Dave

MFA Como is about it unfortunately. I usually buy them on eBay, if you have a buddy in Germany they are really cheap.

Hi Robin, Thanks, I tried MFA but they couldn't offer a 12v motor with a rear motor shaft . Only the 24v versions have these. But

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20GN looked about what I was after so I called them. They prefer orders of about 10+ units but mentioned RS do this motor at about £20. Cheers Dave

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