This DC Motor in Micro Servo Body combines a compact 46V brushed DC motor and plastic gearbox in a micro-servo-sized housing, providing a simple drive option for small robot wheels and vehicles.

This tiny DC Motor in Micro Servo Body is an interesting motor – it’s the same size and shape as our micro servo but it isn’t a servo. It’s more like a DC motor + plastic gear-train in a box.

It’s not a super powerful motor, it would do well as a little robot wheel. It’s also a lot less expensive than a micro servo (continuous or non-continuous) because there is no control board inside. Controlling speed is done by PWM’ing the power leads, controlling direction is done by swapping the power polarity – just like any brushed DC motor.

Runs from 4-6VDC, we’ve powered it with a Lipoly and 3 alkaline, or 4 NiMH batteries with success. You cannot control this directly from a microcontroller pin! You must have a H-bridge such as a L293D, TB6612 or a Motor shield, Motor HAT or DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing.

Motor comes with 2x screws and 2x nuts for mounting to a chassis. No flanges or horns included – it’s intended to mate with the little wheels, there’s a screw to attach once they’re plugged together. Build a robot vehicle of your own with these little motors driving it!

Features

• Micro servo size and shape DC motor with integrated plastic gear train
• Operates on 4-6VDC (compatible with LiPo and NiMH batteries)
• Speed control via PWM of power leads
• Direction control by reversing power polarity
• Requires H-bridge motor driver (L293D, TB6612, Motor Shield, or equivalent)
• Cannot be controlled directly from microcontroller pins
• Includes 2 mounting screws and 2 nuts for chassis attachment
• Compatible with micro wheels (sold separately)
• Ideal for small robot vehicles and wheeled applications
• More affordable than servo motors with no onboard control board

Specifications

• Dimensions: 32.3mm x 12.3mm x 29.9mm
• Spline Count: 21
• Weight: 8.4g
• No load speed: 110RPM (4.8v) / 130RPM (6v)
• Running Current (at no load): 100mA (4.8v) / 120mA (6v)
• Peak Stall Torque (4.8v): 1.3 kg/cm / 18.09 oz/in
• Peak Stall Torque (6v): 1.5 kg/cm / 20.86 oz/in
• Stall Current: 550mA (4.8v) / 650mA (6v)

Resources

• Datasheet

Package Contents

• 1x DC Motor in Micro Servo Body