172:1 Metal Gearmotor 25Dx56L mm LP 12V with 48 CPR Encoder

Description

This gearmotor consists of a low-power, 12 V brushed DC motor combined with a 171.79:1 metal spur gearbox, and it has an integrated 48 CPR quadrature encoder on the motor shaft, which provides 8245.92 counts per revolution of the gearbox’s output shaft. The gearmotor is cylindrical, with a diameter just under 25 mm, and the D-shaped output shaft is 4 mm in diameter and extends 12.5 mm from the face plate of the gearbox.

Key specs at 12 V: 31 RPM and 100 mA free-run, 180 oz-in (13 kg-cm) and 1.1 A stall.

These cylindrical brushed DC gearmotors are available in a wide range of gear ratios and with five different motors (two power levels of 6V motors and three power levels of 12V motors). The gearmotors all have the same 25 mm diameter case and 4 mm diameter gearbox output shaft, so it is generally easy to swap one version for another if your design requirements change (though the length of the gearbox tends to increase with the gear ratio). All versions are also available with an integrated 48 CPR quadrature encoder on the motor shaft. Please see the 25D metal gearmotor comparison table for detailed specifications of all our 25D metal gearmotors. This dynamically-sortable table can help you find the gearmotor that offers the best blend of speed, torque, and current-draw for your particular application.

In general, these kinds of motors can run at voltages above and below their nominal voltages; lower voltages might not be practical, and higher voltages could start negatively affecting the life of the motor.

Using the encoder (if applicable)

The versions of these gearmotors with encoders use a A two-channel Hall effect sensor to detect the rotation of a magnetic disk on a rear protrusion of the motor shaft. The quadrature encoder provides a resolution of 48 counts per revolution of the motor shaft when counting both edges of both channels. To compute the counts per revolution of the gearbox output, multiply the gear ratio by 48. The motor/encoder has six color-coded, 11" (28 cm) leads terminated by a 1×6 female header with a 0.1″ pitch, as shown in the main product picture. This header works with standard 0.1″ male headers and our male jumper and precrimped wires. If this header is not convenient for your application, you can pull the crimped wires out of the header or cut the header off. The following table describes the wire functions:

Features

• Gear ratio: 171.79:1
• Free-run speed @ 6V: 15 rpm
• Stall current @ 6V: 550 mA
• Stall torque @ 6V: 90 oz·in
  Note: this motor will run at 6 V but is intended for operation at 12 V
• Free-run speed @ 12V: 31 rpm
• Free-run current @ 12V: 100 mA
• Stall current @ 12V: 1100 mA
• Stall torque @ 12V: 180 oz·in
• Lead length: 8 in (may vary by a few inches)
• Motor type: 1.1A stall @ 12V (LP 12V)
• Encoders?: YES
• Size: 25D x 68L mm
• Weight: 107 g
• Shaft diameter: 4 mm