Our 20D gearmotors with long-life carbon brushes are now available with extended motor shafts

20D mm metal gearmotor CB with long-life carbon brushes.

20D mm metal gearmotor CB with long-life carbon brushes and an extended motor shaft.

Magnetic Encoder Kit for 20D mm Metal Gearmotors assembled on a 20D mm metal gearmotor with extended motor shaft.

Last month when we introduced versions of our 20D gearmotors with long-life carbon brushes, we mentioned units with extended motor shafts were in the works. Well, I’m happy to announce that option is now available for both the 12V CB and 6V CB 20D gearmotors, making it possible to use them with encoders like our magnetic encoder kit. The following table shows our full selection of 20D gearmotors, which has now grown to 72 options:

Rated Voltage	Brush Type	Stall Current @ Rated Voltage	No-Load Speed @ Rated Voltage	Approximate Stall Torque @ Rated Voltage	Single-Shaft (Gearbox Only)	Dual-Shaft (Gearbox & Motor)
12 V	long-life carbon (CB)	1.6 A	570 RPM	26 oz-in	25:1 12V CB	25:1 12V CB dual shaft
			450 RPM	33 oz-in	31:1 12V CB	31:1 12V CB dual shaft
			225 RPM	58 oz-in	63:1 12V CB	63:1 12V CB dual shaft
			180 RPM	75 oz-in	78:1 12V CB	78:1 12V CB dual shaft
			140 RPM	85 oz-in	100:1 12V CB	100:1 12V CB dual shaft
			110 RPM	110 oz-in	125:1 12V CB	125:1 12V CB dual shaft
			90 RPM	130 oz-in	156:1 12V CB	156:1 12V CB dual shaft
			72 RPM	160 oz-in	195:1 12V CB	195:1 12V CB dual shaft
			57 RPM	200 oz-in	250:1 12V CB	250:1 12V CB dual shaft
			45 RPM	250 oz-in	313:1 12V CB	313:1 12V CB dual shaft
			36 RPM	290 oz-in	391:1 12V CB	391:1 12V CB dual shaft
			29 RPM	350 oz-in	488:1 12V CB	488:1 12V CB dual shaft
6 V	long-life carbon (CB)	2.9 A	590 RPM	22 oz-in	25:1 6V CB	25:1 6V CB dual shaft
			470 RPM	28 oz-in	31:1 6V CB	31:1 6V CB dual shaft
			230 RPM	54 oz-in	63:1 6V CB	63:1 6V CB dual shaft
			190 RPM	62 oz-in	78:1 6V CB	78:1 6V CB dual shaft
			150 RPM	72 oz-in	100:1 6V CB	100:1 6V CB dual shaft
			120 RPM	87 oz-in	125:1 6V CB	125:1 6V CB dual shaft
			93 RPM	110 oz-in	156:1 6V CB	156:1 6V CB dual shaft
			75 RPM	130 oz-in	195:1 6V CB	195:1 6V CB dual shaft
			60 RPM	170 oz-in	250:1 6V CB	250:1 6V CB dual shaft
			46 RPM	220 oz-in	313:1 6V CB	313:1 6V CB dual shaft
			37 RPM	260 oz-in	391:1 6V CB	391:1 6V CB dual shaft
			30 RPM	310 oz-in	488:1 6V CB	488:1 6V CB dual shaft
6 V	precious metal	2.9 A	590 RPM	22 oz-in	25:1 6V	25:1 6V dual-shaft
			470 RPM	28 oz-in	31:1 6V	31:1 6V dual-shaft
			230 RPM	54 oz-in	63:1 6V	63:1 6V dual-shaft
			190 RPM	62 oz-in	78:1 6V	78:1 6V dual-shaft
			150 RPM	72 oz-in	100:1 6V	100:1 6V dual-shaft
			120 RPM	87 oz-in	125:1 6V	125:1 6V dual-shaft
			93 RPM	110 oz-in	156:1 6V	156:1 6V dual-shaft
			75 RPM	130 oz-in	195:1 6V	195:1 6V dual-shaft
			60 RPM	170 oz-in	250:1 6V	250:1 6V dual-shaft
			46 RPM	220 oz-in	313:1 6V	313:1 6V dual-shaft
			37 RPM	260 oz-in	391:1 6V	391:1 6V dual-shaft
			30 RPM	310 oz-in	488:1 6V	488:1 6V dual-shaft

Note: Stalling or overloading gearmotors can greatly decrease their lifetimes and even result in immediate damage. In order to avoid damaging the gearbox, we recommend keeping continuously applied loads under 50 oz-in (3.5 kg*cm) for the versions with precious metal brushes and under 70 oz-in (5 kg-cm) for the versions with carbon brushes (the ones with “CB” in the name). Stalls can also result in rapid (potentially on the order of a second) thermal damage to the motor windings and brushes, especially for motors like this that can deliver a lot of power for their size; a general recommendation for brushed DC motors is to limit continuous current to approximately 25% of the stall current.

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