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...

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...

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 just a screwdriver and side cutters,...

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...

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...

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...

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 base. We pack 6...

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...

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.

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...

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"...

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.

Now you can have a Minigrabber without even doubling up on the cheese and bacon dip at the Superfans tailgater. This Elenco® TL-9 Minigrabber to Minigrabber is a 36" long wire with 2-1/8” long ends designed to clip onto small-gauge wires for...

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 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...

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) The steel housing...

Attention robotics boffins: Here's a nice, powerful 6-24VDC 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 a...

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...

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 for a full Spec. sheet...

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...

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 batteries and...

BeagleBone® Blue is an all-in-one Linux-based computer for robotics, integrating onto a single small (3.5" x 2.15") board the Octavo OSD3358 microprocessor together with wifi/bluetooth, IMU/barometer, power regulation and state-of-charge LEDs for a...

This 7” x 4” x 1-1/2” 12VDC interior incandescent light probably came from an RV, but as we like to say around here, use it as you see fit. Black outer housing contains (2) 2” x 2-1/2” white reflector swivel heads, has (5)...

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"...

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...

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...

These momentary SPST push-button switches are normally open and measure 11/16" dia x just over 3/16" thick and have a 15/32" shaft with a steel lock-washer & nut plus a pair of 1/8" solder terminals on the bottom. Rated 3A at...

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,...

This little (although we suppose that goes without saying) microswitch from Defond is rated for up to 6A at 125VAC or 3A at 250VAC, 1/3HP. The like-new takeout has both N/O and N/C contacts. Measures just under 13/16" x 7/16" x...

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 internal 12V...

Our 2-position terminal block is rated for 300V and measures 3/4" x 5/8" x 5/8" tall with set-screw terminals and a 3.6mm ID. 300V max rating. CSA.

This solderable perf board for the electronicshobbyist measures 1-1/2” x 1-3/4” x 1/16” or 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" x1/16" with 1mm dia copper pads on one side with holes sized for componentleads. Has 1/8" dia mounting holes on the corners.

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...

This bipolar, 2-phase stepper motor from Shinano Kenshi Corp (SKC) draws 500mA at 9VDC with a 0.9 deg./step. Coils are brown/orange and red/yellow. Measures 1-7/16" dia x 1/2" with a 4" long, 3/8" threaded shaft, and mounting wings with 1/8" holes.

If you feel like it’s time you (or your STEM-interested kid) learned simple coding, we have just the robot to teach you. The EL10T Coding Robot from Elenco® is friendly and won’t take over the universe—it promises. You’ll use...

Jackpot! A match made in heaven. We’ve combined our strongest little gear motor with its matching wall adapter for all your DIY needs.

This 3-9VDC 3-1/2” long cylindrical style motor was once going to be an airpump. Open on one end has a piston style action coming off the shaft side with cam and piston attached. Overall it measures 3-1/2” x 2-3/4” x 2”. Has two...

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...

You pick the 500-Ohm 1/2W, 1K-Ohm 1/2W or the 10K-Ohm panel-mount potentiometer, all from Alpha Products® with dust covers over a 17mm base, panel tabs, 6mm dia x 10mm long shafts, and 3mm solder lugs with washers and nuts. Shafts are knurled and...

And hey there, missus, too. This wired thermistor is a take-out from unused humidifier equipment. Has 10K Ohm resistance, which goes down as the temp goes up. Includes 39” leads, and measures 1-3/16” long x 1/4” dia thermistor.