Thread: Those cheap Surplus Center 12v motors.

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How are you guys connecting them. What kind of connector works with those pins coming out of the motor? Are you just soldering a hard wire to them? I'd really like to have a removable connection, and want to avoid soldering.

Link to the motor Im talking about.
http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.as...-1587&catname=

You can cut the end off a PC power supply motherboard connector & trim it down a bit.
There's a thread about it here.

Yeah I saw that thread. But I dont have any PC power supplys laying around. I was hoping some that have used these motors would chime in with what they used. I may just solder on a short lead with my own power supply connector on it. Where is a good place to buy power supply connectors?

Originally Posted by hedg12

You can cut the end off a PC power supply motherboard connector & trim it down a bit.
There's a thread about it here.

These fit the lugs.

I bought that same motor today. The surplus store also had these leads. I have seen similar leads at Fry's electronics. They just slide on. There were under a quarter. I bet a hobby store that sell RC stuff would have them too.

I removed the gold prongs and used a dremel to open the mouth a little. I then soldered a 12 v power adapter directly to the motor prongs. I have a shoe box overflowing with old walwarts. I save them all because you never know when you will need it. I just cut the end off the adapter and soldered away. It works great. Keep your eyes peeled at yard sales for those adapters too.

PS...the above 2 ideas are much easier than soldering if you can find the little leads or wiring adapters.

I just solder a hard wire to them.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Last night I bought these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=200520132519

Ill just solder a couple wires on the motor and then hook them to the jack. Then I can unhook the power supply when needed. Now I just need to make a prop with em.

Originally Posted by Breaker Mahoney

I bought that same motor today. The surplus store also had these leads. I have seen similar leads at Fry's electronics. They just slide on. There were under a quarter. I bet a hobby store that sell RC stuff would have them too.

Do they have much power? The specs make them sound pretty wimpy.

I love those motors. I cut off part of the plastic housing over the connector using a Dremel and I solder wires directly to the 2 pins.