> > The joy of buying stuff in small quantities...
> 
> What would be my options with bigger quantities? 
> 
> Gerhard


Manufacturers don't hang up when you call them  :)  

Cheaper too, ever tried to buy a windscreen motor new?

All those winch & scooter motors come out of China (maybe India), but
minimum order might be a container load or two.

E.g. those little lathe & mills (google 7x12 or mini-mill) have the motors
readily available as a spare part (12v, but maybe too big / fast for your
purposes as is, they have electronic speed controls).  Worth a look.

Wheelchairs?

Tracking down the maker is possible, but placing an order is much harder.  A
bit like Maxim, you can either get 1 or 1 million, nothing in between.

You need to find someone who uses the motors you need, they'll be happy to
sell you a few.  Or get lucky in the surplus market, like the Oatley ones.

You can also get them made to spec.  I've had motors rewound (done a couple
myself), same as transformers, you can get them wound to whatever you like.
The RC plane crowd rewind CD-ROM motors for more torque.

Custom made can be a bit expensive, as I found out once.

Tony

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