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Small Reduction Stepper Motor - 12VDC 32-Step 1/16 Gearing

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Small Reduction Stepper Motor - 12VDC 32-Step 1/16 Gearing - Adafruit - 918

Unipolar stepper motor with 1/16 internal gear reduction yielding ~516 steps per output revolution at 12V. Higher torque than ungeared steppers; max practical speed ~20 RPM at 12V. Use single or double stepping only — microstepping is impractical with this gear ratio.

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Small Reduction Stepper Motor - 12VDC 32-Step 1/16 Gearing — Adafruit — 918

Offers

  • Adafruit
  • Kiwi Electronics

Offers

  • Adafruit
  • Kiwi Electronics

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
SMALL REDUCTION STEPPEOrange leadBlue leadPink leadYellow leadRed lead
  • Orange lead1

    Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.

    Type · UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
  • Pink lead2

    Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.

    Type · UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
  • Red lead3

    Common ground / centre lead. Adafruit says connect red to ground, middle.

    Type · GroundVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
  • Blue lead4

    Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.

    Type · UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
  • Yellow lead5

    Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.

    Type · UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
Orange lead1UnknownStepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Pink lead2UnknownStepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Red lead3GroundCommon ground / centre lead. Adafruit says connect red to ground, middle.5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Blue lead4UnknownStepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Yellow lead5UnknownStepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
SMALL REDUCTION STEPPEOrange leadBlue leadPink leadYellow leadRed lead

Pin details

5 connections
  1. Orange lead

    Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.

    UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
    1
  2. Pink lead

    Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says orange and pink connect to one motor port, for example M1.

    UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
    2
  3. Red lead

    Common ground / centre lead. Adafruit says connect red to ground, middle.

    GroundVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
    3
  4. Blue lead

    Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.

    UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
    4
  5. Yellow lead

    Stepper motor winding lead. Adafruit says blue and yellow connect to the other motor port, for example M2.

    UnknownVoltage · 5V-12V DC suggested operation from Adafruit product page
    5

Start wiring

5 V · 12 V · Wired

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: Red lead. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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