Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #01179
To: Pete McCarthy dilbertpete@hotmail.com; beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Hendrickson hannah@nanospace.com
Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: Finding Motors??
>We get them mostly by keeping our eyes pealed. Photopopper motors are easy
>(pager/beeper motors). You can get thos from www.solarbotics.com for $10
>each or tey your local pager store. Wlkaer motors are more tricky. About
>once a year a company called BG Micro (www.bgmicor.com) sells some motors
>for two for US$8. Those go very quickly. Other than that, we get them from
>other surplus places and trashed electronics. for walkers you want a motor
>that operates at a few volts and not much more than 100ma. The lower the
>power consution the better. RPM should be around 30-45. Hope this helps.
>
>Brian
>beamboter@iname.com
>www.welcome.to/briansbeam
>"There isn't much thrill in success
>unless one has first come close to failure"- W. Feather
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Pete McCarthy
>To: beam@corp.sgi.com
>Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 2:03 PM
>Subject: Finding Motors??
>
>
>>Hi List,
>>
>>Just wondering, where does everyone get there motors? Around how much
>>do they pay for them? and What are the RPM/current ratings you should
>>try to get?
>>
>>THANKS IN ADVANCE
>>-Pete
>>
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