I thought about scooter motors after I sent my other message.  Oatley have
been selling them for a while, but I think Gerhard might baulk at the
shipping cost!  Treadmill motors come up surplus a lot as well, but I don't
know if they are 12v.  

The joy of buying stuff in small quantities...

Tony
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Lee McLaren
> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:46 AM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [EE] Looking for 12VDC high-torque motor
> 
> Check out the geared 250W motor.
> 
> http://www.oatleyelectronics.com/motors.html
> 
> 
> Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> > Tony Smith wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> What about a winch?  Like on the front of 4-wheel drive vehicles?
> >>     
> >
> > Alan Smith already suggested this. What I answered to him 
> is still valid:
> >
> > "That might be another venue. I started a quick search, and so far 
> > everything I've seen was way too heavy, way too strong and 
> most of it 
> > also way too expensive. But there probably are some in the 
> range I'm 
> > looking for
> > -- "just" a matter of finding them :)"
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gerhard
> >
> >   
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