Robot Parts

These brand-spanking new 12VDC motors are made to move automobile seats but are willing to change. They spin at approx 190 rpm, draw 1.5A no load, and stall at approx 25A. Threaded shaft is at a right angle and is 4-1/8" x 7/16". Shaft thread is...

What Has Six Legs & Follows You? Zivko the Robot is back in stock! Our best selling STEM kit ever! Just call her (or him--it’s unclear and we don’t like to ask) “Zivko” because “the Robot” is her last name. Using...

This torquey take-out 6-24VDC (12VDC nominal) motor draws approx 250mA no load, stalls at 7.2A and spins approx 5700 rpm. Measures 2" x 1-13/32" with a 3/4" x 1/8" flattened shaft and may have a setscrew-mounted coupler that resembles a router bit. Has...

Plastic utility wheel. 3-1/2" diameter x 1-1-4" wide and a 5/16" hub. Ribbed tread. Weighs in at 1/2 lbs.

We didn’t make this wheel, even though it says “Jarvis” on it. We’d be happy to claim it, though. Measures 4" dia x 1" wide in black plastic with a smooth, gray rubber tread extending 3/8” beyond the wheel. Fits a...

Simple Circuit An easy way to light up the kids' eyes! Teach them to wire a simple circuit with our basic components. The knife switches are mounted on a plastic bases. The miniature plastic socket holds a standard flashlight bulb with a 14 mm dia screw...

1-1/2-9 VDC Gear Motor with a right angle gearbox and a 5/16" shaft. Shaft comes out of gear box back towards the motor. Overall size is 3" X 3-1/2" X 2-1/2" and weighs in at just over 1/2lb. Draws 250mA no load and 750mA full load. This bugger is one of...

Ten electrical leads with an alligator clip on each end. Each lead is about 14" long, not counting the 'gators. Vinyl coated 28 ga. wire with a vinyl cover over each clip. They come in an assortment of five colors with two leads in each color. The...

You Say Breadboard… The manufacturer, Elenco Electronics, says Bredblox, but what's in a name? This is just a nice little breadboard for electronic experiments. The Elenco Model 9830 measures 6-1/2" long x 2-1/8" wide x 5/16"...

High tech comes to Am Sci & Surp!! It is here in the form of a Peltier junction, a thermo-electric device that translates electric power into heat, and perversely, into cool. Apply current @ 3-12 VDC to the gizmo and it extracts thermal energy from one...

We’re talking batteries here. If you’re holdin’ ’em and you’d rather have something else hold ’em, get yourself a battery holder. Duh. Ours is 3” x 2-1/4” x approx 1” (with a front panel just under...

Our each is a dozen nickel-plated 2” long steel alligator clips with PVC sleeves but no boots because they’re made for electrical testing or soldering. You’ll get (6) each with red and black sleeves.

The bulbs, not the home planet of Clark Kent (nee Kal-El). These tiny, incandescent Krypton bulbs are frosted globes with 3/8” screw bases. Operate at 3-6 volts with 5 volts being nominal. Used in radios, toys and other products, but it you've read...

Do whatever the heck you want with this wire set containing (350) lengths of pre-stripped, pre-formed #22 solid wire in various colors. They come in a sturdy plastic 10-1/2" x 4-3/4" storage case. Set has (14) different lengths of wire (25 each) in...

This little 1.5-3VDC motor draws just 15mA no load, which means it's just the ticket for solar-cell applications. At 3VDC it spins approx 600 rpm and stalls at 125mA. Measures 1-1/8" long x 15/16" dia with a 5/16" long x 1/16" dia shaft and 3-1/2" leads.

Don’t even try resisting, because you can’t. But this 10K-15K Ohm Photoresistor (aka Photocell, aka the thing that turns stuff on and off based on light levels) does nothing but resist. Sort of. It’s a light-dependent resistor that...

Feel Like Splitting? If so, you’re in luck. This (2)-pin Molex "Y" splitter wire has (1) female and (2) male ends. Sure, that sounds intimidating, especially given the 16" length, but it’s only 7" after the splitter box, so keep an open mind!...

IC's, IC's EVERYWHERE We have discovered a great source for inexpensive IC chips in all your favorite flavors. Please check the list above and make your selection today! Click on each item for a general Spec. sheet or contact us...

It's Your Nickel So you like Nickel-Metal Hydride rechargeable battery bargains? You choose a 4-pack of "AA" 2600 MAH or "AAA" 1000 MAH NiMH batteries, the recommended choice for electronics, cameras, games, cordless phones and...

Nifty little display motor has (3) gears operating a 7-5/8” long pivoting plastic arm that swings to and fro a tad faster than twice a second. Mounted in a 4-3/4” x 3-5/8” x 1-7/8” white plastic box. All you add is a (1) D-cell...

Nice little battery holder made to contain (4) “AA” cells. Measures 2-1/2" x 2-3/4" x 3/4" with a pair of 5-1/2" leads and an SPST slide switch. The cover closes with screws so all those AAs won’t go flying around where you can’t...

BATTERY HOLDERS We have a number of battery holders, constantly changing in detail. They may be plastic, they may be metal. They all have either simple short wire leads or connection points. In all cases, they hold a number of...

This 11-1/2" dia x 1-3/4" width wheel is so nice it makes us wish we had a wagon to attach it to. Wheel itself has black tread that extends 3/4” beyond the wheel. The rim, which fits on a 1/2” axel, is white with three swirling spokes. Both...

Attention robotics boffins: Here's a nice, powerful 12-24VDC Mabuchi brush motor with a gearbox and pulley attached. At its nominal 24DC, it spins 45rpm, draws 280mA no load, and stalls a 750mA. 7.5 in-lbs of torque and is rated for continuous duty. Has...

Tired of having to hold your old, worn test leads just so to make a connection? Then it's time to upgrade your test bench. Our each is a set of (4) 36" long test leads with 16AWG wire, and booted 3/4" alligator clips on each end. You'll get (1) each in...

Pistons Are A Pumpin' It's a beauty folks. These are pretty clean take-outs from what we have been told is a breast pump assemply. They operate from 3VDC up to 12VDC, but that won't matter because we are going to include the wall adapter. (9VDC@2Amps)...

Red Polyurethane ball bearing wheel. 3" diameter, 1-1/4" wide with a 3/8" bore. Load rating is 180 lbs and weighs 1/2 lbs.

Big Switches These large momentary SPDT push-button switches are rated 10A at 125/250VAC and are mounted to a 2-7/16"dia lens plate with a 1-1/8" long x 15/16 - 2 shaft that comes with a plastic washer and nut. There's also an...

Need some juice? How about a (4)-pack of lithium-ion polymer (LiPo) batteries with a charger than can re-charge all (4) at once? Yeah, we thought you’d like that. Batteries are 3.7V 600mAH, each measuring 1.1/2" x 1" x 1/4", with a charger...

Don’t get too excited--we don’t have Tesla parts. But we do have this honey of a reversible 12VDC gear motor from a kid’s ride-able toy car. Spins approx 75 rpm, draws 800mA no load and stalls at 11.5A via a 1/4” dia gear that...

This tiny servo motor can swing approx 90 degrees in either direction via any of the (3) included servo horns with screws on the 3/16" toothed shaft: a 13/16" long single horn, a 1-5/8" long double horn or the 1-5/8" long double horn with (2) smaller...

We generally say “no” to training wheels (salt and lime slows us down), but these snazzy red training wheels are the real deal with multi-colored LED lights embedded inside. You ride, they light up. It’s like learning to ride and doing...

Shepherd oil resistant rubber Viper scooter wheel. 2-1/2" diameter x 7/8" wide with a 1/4" id hub. Max load per wheel is 80 lbs. Weighs in at 1/2 lbs.

It will if you buy this unused take-out sound device and speaker. Includes a printed circuit board and a 2” 1/4W speaker mounted inside a 2-1/4” square x 1-1/16” gray plastic box. Includes a (3) “AA” battery box (empty) and...

Don't wait or it'll all be gone. You get (4) pieces, 11 feet each, of 18-2 wire, polarized, black with a white stripe and eminently discardable spade-push terminals on both ends. (That's under a nickel a foot, cowboy.) Lamp cord, speaker wire, pretty...

These insulated connectors are made for fastening pairs of wires together. Ours are rated for up to 400v and measure 1" x 3/4" x 5/8". The ID on the wire ports is 3.6mm and the wires are clamped down by setscrews. Our each is a pack of (10). UL/CSA.

In the universe of reed switches, we're assured that this one is quite snazzy. In a 1" x 9/16" x 3/8" housing with a  3/8" mounting wing with (2) 3/32" mounting holes. Trigger distance is approx 1" regardless of magnet strength. Comes with 20"...

Great news—here’s that Basic Electronics home-study course you’ve been searching for! It’s from Elenco®, which means it’s really good. You’ll get more than (50) parts, including resistors, capacitors, coils,...

Itty bitty Edison style 1/4 Watt lamp with a 3/16"/5mm screw base. (type E5 or E5.5) 1/2" long overall it needs 160ma @ 2.5 V. It has a clear glass envelope that collimates the light at the end for greater intensity when viewed end on. Typically priced...

Perhaps a switch in time won't save nine, but if you keep getting caught without the goods, and have to rush off to the local high priced supplier, we can help. Of our assortment of (10) switches, (at least (5) different) should have the answer to a...