
steve.neal
Australia
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I just received in the mail today a REX motor With encoder and I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get a 5 pin plug and lead to suit the encoder pins on the motor
I have looked but cant seem to find anything that will fit. I will need something to connect the encoder to a Kangaroo/Sabertooth combo
Steve
uk.farnell.com/molex/22-01-2055/crimp-housing-2-54mm-5way/dp/146256
Regards,
Rex Gordon
As it turns out, Zagros Robotics do sell encoder cables..... DOH! I didn't think to look before I placed the order a few weeks ago.
I decided to buy the crimp housings and crimp pins locally from Element14 as Tony suggested. I can get enough bits to make up multiple leads any length I want and It will end up costing me the same as buying one pre made lead (when you factor in the lead, freight and exchange rate from the States)
Steve
Tony
How quiet is that motor?
Your video worth a thousand words
That connector pin on the encoder accepts a common 0.1 Molex connector and housing. Found at places like Digikey, Mouser and Great Plains Electronic. Look here
https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/categories.asp?cat=70
I don't know if the crimpers you mentioned will work with them but I bet they will.
I intend to use the motor for the same application as you, (not really a coincidence ;)) I'm in the process of pricing a Molex crimper and some alternatives as we speak with my local Electrical Wholesaler. The Molex one is pretty pricey *eek* I need to check all the crimper's I already have too, I may have something that will do the job. I will have to wait for the crimp terminals from Element14 to turn up so I can do a test crimp.
Steve
It needs the customisation because my robot locomotion platforms can move with great precision so I need to reduce wheel slippage to an absolute minimum else movement errors start to be a problem. This type of end wheel design helps keep wheel slippage down to a minimum.
Tony