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The micromotor is much smaller - not much bigger than a 2x2 brick. It's geared down a lot, and it's output turns very slowly. I estimate it at about 1 turn per second (60 rpm). You could use it for positioning (moving an arm or a lever) where you (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) about (...) ...maybe if you connect it to 18 VDC (^; I think you'll find the rotation is a bit closer to appr. 30 rpm. It's slow, but it's not terribly slow either. I find it very useful for powering gripers on end of arm tools for my robot (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I took one apart, which was terminally jammed since the day I got it. The gears are extrememly tiny (nylon gears with teeth maybe the thickness of 1-2 human hairs), and are made in such a way that an outer gear surrounds the inner gears (I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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