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New track sets and colorful Zumo sprockets

Posted by Ben on 22 September 2017
Tags: new products

Pololu 22T Track Set – Red.

We have replaced our original Pololu track sets with new versions featuring our newer style of spoked Zumo sprockets. The sprockets are available in three colors, and like our original sets, we have two different track lengths to choose from:

Each track is made of a single piece of flexible silicone, and the drive sprockets are designed to work with 3mm D-shafts, such as those on our micro metal gearmotors and most of our mini plastic gearmotors.

Dimensions of the Pololu 22T track set.

Dimensions of the Pololu 30T track set.

Additionally, we are offering sprockets by themselves (without tracks or fasteners) for use as replacements for the black sprockets included with our Zumo robots: you can use the red sprockets to add a splash of color, and you can use the white sprockets for painting (or just leave them white!).

Zumo 32U4 robot with red sprockets.

Zumo 32U4 robot with white sprockets.

Labor Day weekend sale

Posted by Ben on 1 September 2017



We are having a Labor Day sale all weekend long with site-wide discounts of up to 25%! Check out the sale page for more information. Please note that we will be closed Monday, so orders placed after 2 PM Pacific Time today (Friday, September 1) will be shipped on Tuesday, September 5.

Independence Day weekend sale

Posted by Ben on 30 June 2017


In celebration of Independence Day (July 4th), we are discounting selected products by up to 25% and offering an upgrade to the next best price break for everything else in our store. Please note that we will be closed Tuesday, so orders placed after 2 PM Pacific Time on Monday, July 3 will be shipped on Wednesday, July 5.

For more information, including all the discount coupon codes, see the sale page.

Happy 4th of July!

Memorial Day weekend sale

Posted by Ben on 26 May 2017



We are having a big Memorial Day sale now through Tuesday, with discounts on over 1000 products when you use the coupon code MEMORIALDAY17. Stock up on robot parts now so you can build cool things all summer long! Note that we will be closed on Monday, so orders will not ship until Tuesday, May 30.

For more information, including all of the sale items, see the sale page.

Free Circuit Cellar magazine April 2017

Posted by Ben on 10 May 2017
Tags: new products

Get a FREE copy of Circuit Cellar magazine’s April 2017 issue issue with your order, while supplies last. To get your free issue, enter the coupon code CIRCUIT0417 to your shopping cart, or click the link. The magazine will add 6 ounces to your order weight when calculating your shipping options.

For back issues and more information, see our free Circuit Cellar magazine offers.

Addressable through-hole RGB LEDs are back

Posted by Ben on 10 May 2017


We’re happy to announce that our previously discontinued addressable through-hole RGB LEDs are once again part of our catalog and in stock! While these might look like ordinary RGB LEDs, each one contains its own integrated WS2811 LED driver that lets you chain them together and individually control them all with a single digital output from a microcontroller. The interface is very similar to that of our SK6812-based LED strips, so there is a variety of sample code available for the Arduino, AVR, and mbed microcontroller platforms.

The LEDs are available in two sizes: 5 mm and 8 mm.

Two different sizes of addressable RGB LED. From left to right, their diameters are: 5 mm (#2535) and 8 mm (#2536).

New 5V step-up/step-down voltage regulator S9V11F5

Posted by Ben on 27 March 2017
Tags: new products

Our newest step-up/step-down voltage regulator, the S9V11F5, takes input voltages between 2 V and 16 V and increases or decreases that voltage as necessary to produce a fixed 5 V output with a typical efficiency of over 90%. (Note that it requires a minimum of 3 V to start up, but it can operate down to 2 V once it is running.) It can temporarily deliver peaks of around 2 A, and the maximum continuous output current depends on the input voltage as shown in the graph below:

The ability to raise or lower the input voltage makes this regulator especially well suited for battery-powered applications where the nominal battery voltage is close 5 V, such as when using four NiMH cells, since the battery voltage transitions from above 5V to below as the battery discharges. The wide input voltage range is also great for applications where you want a lot of flexibility in power supply choice or for systems powered by alternative energy sources like solar or wind, where the output voltage can vary a lot.

With a wider input voltage range and its ability to deliver more current, the S9V11F5 is a higher-performance alternative to our popular S7V7F5 buck-boost regulator, all while being even smaller in size thanks to its double-sided assembly.

For more information on this regulator, visit the S9V11F5 product page, and for other regulator options, you can take a look at our full selection of step-up/step-down regulators, step-up voltage regulators, and step-down voltage regulators.

New 20D mm metal gearmotors

Posted by Ben on 16 January 2017
Tags: new products

Our vast assortment of metal gearmotors has gotten even bigger! With over 100 micro metal gearmotor options and nearly 100 25D mm metal gearmotor versions to choose from, the next step seemed clear: expand our offering of 20D mm metal gearmotors, which fit nicely between the smaller micro metal gearmotors and larger 25D mm metal gearmotors. We have replaced our initial four 20D mm options with twelve entirely new gear ratios that feature more efficient gearboxes and much longer output shafts.

Original 20D mm metal gearmotor with shorter output shaft.

New 20D mm metal gearmotor with longer output shaft.

The motor portion is unchanged, and we now also offer versions with an extended motor shaft that rotates at the same speed as the input to the gearbox and can be used to add an encoder, such as our new magnetic encoder for 20D mm metal gearmotors, for closed-loop speed or position control.

20D mm metal gearmotor with precious metal brushes and extended motor shaft.

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

The table below shows our current offering of 20D mm metal gearmotors:

Rated
Voltage
Stall
Current
@ Rated Voltage
No-Load
Speed
@ Rated Voltage
Approximate
Stall Torque
@ Rated Voltage


Single-Shaft
(Gearbox Only)


Dual-Shaft
(Gearbox & Motor)
6 V 3.2 A 560 RPM 30 oz-in 25:1 6V 25:1 6V dual-shaft
450 RPM 35 oz-in 31:1 6V 31:1 6V dual-shaft
225 RPM 60 oz-in 63:1 6V 63:1 6V dual-shaft
180 RPM 75 oz-in 78:1 6V 78:1 6V dual-shaft
140 RPM 90 oz-in 100:1 6V 100:1 6V dual-shaft
110 RPM 100 oz-in 125:1 6V 125:1 6V dual-shaft
90 RPM 115 oz-in 156:1 6V 156:1 6V dual-shaft
70 RPM 125 oz-in 195:1 6V 195:1 6V dual-shaft
55 RPM 140 oz-in 250:1 6V 250:1 6V dual-shaft
45 RPM 150 oz-in 313:1 6V 313:1 6V dual-shaft
35 RPM 160 oz-in 391:1 6V 391:1 6V dual-shaft
29 RPM 170 oz-in 488:1 6V 488:1 6V dual-shaft


We also have 12V versions on the way, so stay tuned for more information!

Closed December 26 and January 2

Posted by Ben on 23 December 2016


We will be closed for Christmas on Monday, December 26 and for New Year’s Day on Monday, January 2, so orders placed after 2 PM Pacific Time on the 23rd or 30th will be shipped on the following Tuesday. Additionally, FedEx Ground does not ship on the 23rd (today).

Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

Cyber Monday 2016

Posted by Ben on 28 November 2016


Pololu Robotics and Electronics Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale 2016

We have had a lot of fun with this year’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale so far, and I hope many of you have, too. The sale isn’t over yet, but it will be soon, so make sure you get any last-minute orders placed in the next eight hours!

Also, a big thank-you to the shipping department for getting all the orders out (especially to those who came in on the weekend to make sure everything went smoothly)!

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