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Rotating Door Lock DC Motor

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Rotating Door Lock DC Motor - Adafruit - 3881

Gearbox DC motor with a slotted output pocket designed for door lock mechanisms, rotating 90° CW or CCW before stalling without stripping gears. Pair with a motor driver to reverse direction.

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Rotating Door Lock DC Motor — Adafruit — 3881

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ROTATING DOOR LOCK DC Motor lead AMotor lead B
  • Motor lead Alead-1

    one of the two DC motor wire leads; Adafruit product page states wire leads are approximately 70 mm long

    Type · PowerVoltage · Rated 5 VDC per Adafruit technical details
  • Motor lead Blead-2

    the second DC motor wire lead; reversing polarity reverses DC motor direction for lock actuation

    Type · PowerVoltage · Rated 5 VDC per Adafruit technical details
PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
Motor lead Alead-1Powerone of the two DC motor wire leads; Adafruit product page states wire leads are approximately 70 mm longRated 5 VDC per Adafruit technical details
Motor lead Blead-2Powerthe second DC motor wire lead; reversing polarity reverses DC motor direction for lock actuationRated 5 VDC per Adafruit technical details
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ROTATING DOOR LOCK DC Motor lead AMotor lead B

Pin details

2 connections
  1. Motor lead A

    one of the two DC motor wire leads; Adafruit product page states wire leads are approximately 70 mm long

    PowerVoltage · Rated 5 VDC per Adafruit technical details
    lead-1
  2. Motor lead B

    the second DC motor wire lead; reversing polarity reverses DC motor direction for lock actuation

    PowerVoltage · Rated 5 VDC per Adafruit technical details
    lead-2

Start wiring

Wide input · Wired

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: Motor lead A, Motor lead B. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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