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Flexible Shaft Coupler 5x5mm

The flexible connector made of aluminum. The structure is made from a single piece of material, it becomes elastic by removal of material, forming a spiral track. Hole...
Index: GRL-12525
Index: GRL-12525
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Hanging Pulley - 7x20mm

Double, pendant, metal pulley with the width of 7 mm and a diameter of 20 mm. The wheel can rotate 360 °. The sizes of the whole is: 45 x 20 x 11 mm.
Index: GRL-12515
Index: GRL-12515
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Aluminium Mounting Hub 6mm M3 - 2pcs. - Pololu 1999

Hub makes it easy to mount the wheel on the motor with the shaft of 6 mm using the M3 screws. The set has two pieces.
Index: PLL-01838
Index: PLL-01838
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Aluminium Mounting Hub 5mm M3 - 2pcs. - Pololu 1998

Hub makes it easy to mount the wheel on the motor with the shaft of 5 mm using the M3 screws. The set has two pieces.
Index: PLL-01839
Index: PLL-01839
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Hexagonal Wheel Adapter - 12mm/4mm - 2pcs. - Pololu 2684

Aluminum adapter converting the 12 mm, hexagonal shaft suitable for different wheels, for 3 mm motor's shaft. The length of the adapter is equal to 17 mm.
Index: PLL-06090
Index: PLL-06090
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Rubber V-belt - 2x90mm -10pcs.

Rubber belt used to transfer the drive e.g. from the motor shaft to another module, the thickness of the belt is 2 mm, the diameter is 90 mm. The set contains 10 pcs of belts.
Index: GRL-12513
Index: GRL-12513
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Hexagonal Wheel Adapter - 12mm/3mm - 2pcs. - Pololu 2682

Aluminum adapter converting the 12 mm, hexagonal shaft suitable for different wheels, for 3 mm motor's shaft. The length of the adapter is equal to 17 mm.
Index: PLL-06091
Index: PLL-06091
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Extended Hexagonal Wheel Adapter - 12mm/6mm - 2pcs. - Pololu 2687

Aluminum adapter converting the 12 mm, hexagonal shaft suitable for different wheels, for 6 mm motor's shaft. The length of the adapter is equal to 35 mm.
Index: PLL-06093
Index: PLL-06093
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Aluminium Mounting Hub 8mm M3 - 2pcs. - Pololu 2693

Hub makes it easy to mount the wheel on the motor with the shaft of 8 mm using the M3 screws. The set has two pieces.
Index: PLL-09611
Index: PLL-09611
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Gearwheel 20T - 3mm

Aluminum gear with 20 teeth. Diameter: 18 mm, height: 8 mm, hole diameter: 3 mm.
Index: GRL-12578
Index: GRL-12578
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Hexagonal Wheel Adapter - 12mm/6mm - 2pcs. - Pololu 2686

Aluminum adapter converting the 12 mm, hexagonal shaft suitable for different wheels, for 6 mm motor's shaft. The length of the adapter is equal to 20 mm.
Index: PLL-06092
Index: PLL-06092
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Aluminium Mounting Hub 3mm M3 - 2pcs. - Pololu 1996

Hub makes it easy to mount the wheel on the engine with the shaft of 3 mm with screws of the M3 size. The set has two pieces.
Index: PLL-01841
Index: PLL-01841
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What to look for?

Many beginners are tricked by the apparent ease with which mobile robot wheels can be supposedly connected to motors. In many designs, the wheels are driven directly by a motor shaft or gearbox. In smaller, lightweight amateur robots, a press-fit connection can be used - some wheels have been adapted to this method of mounting, and the only thing to look for is to match the diameter of the wheel mounting hole to the dimensions of the motor axis. However, larger or more precise designs require other mounting methods that not only provide adequate rigidity (no excessive play) but also strength and stability. In such applications, aluminum motor adapters, commonly called mounting hubs, come to the rescue. Hubs take the form of rings that are fastened to the drive shaft by a clamping screw, and the driven element (e.g. a wheel) is connected to the adapter via four tapped holes.

Other adapter variants

In addition to clamping hubs (suitable for drive shafts with diameters from 3 mm to 8 mm), we also offer motor adapters in the form of hexagonal sleeves that are clamped by screws on both sides. Each adapter of this type is adjusted to strictly specified shaft diameters - the elements available in our store have on one side a hole of 12 mm diameter, and on the other side - 3 mm, 4 mm or 6 mm. Of course, in addition to attaching the drive wheels of mobile robots, this type of elements can also be used in other mechanisms - for example to connect the axes of stepper motors to the drive screws of CNC devices or self-constructed 3D printers. In this category you will also find a number of other types of adapters for motors, such as bearing pulleys (smooth or toothed), clamping hubs compatible with MakeBlock system or adapters that allow you to connect different types of motors to LEGO wheels.

Connecting encoders to robot mechanics

Special attention should be paid to how the motor shaft is connected to the encoder axis. Because encoders are precise and relatively delicate sensors, they should not be subjected to any vibration or stress that might occur if the sensor axis is not correlated accurately enough with the motor shaft axis. In such situations, flexible motor adapters, usually called encoder couplers, should be used. These types of components accurately transfer the rotation to the encoder shaft, reducing unwanted circular movement of the axis (so-called runout) and thus protecting the sensitive encoder interior.