MG996R servo: specs
High-torque metal-gear hobby servo for angular positioning, controlled by a PWM signal; specs from the manufacturer's product page.
Specs
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 55 g | source Product page specification block |
| Dimensions | 40.7 x 19.7 x 42.9 mm | source Product page specification block |
| Stall torque at 4.8 V | 9.4 kg/cm | source Product page specification block |
| Stall torque at 6.0 V | 11 kg/cm | source Product page specification block |
| Operating speed at 4.8 V | 0.19 s/60 deg | source Product page specification block |
| Operating speed at 6.0 V | 0.15 s/60 deg | source Product page specification block |
| Operating voltage | 4.8 V to 6.6 V | source Product page specification block |
| Gear type | metal gear | source Product page specification block |
| Temperature range | 0 C to 55 C | source Product page specification block |
| Dead band width | 1 us | source Product page specification block |
| Current draw at idle | 10 mA | source Product page specification block |
| No-load operating current | 170 mA | source Product page specification block |
| Stall current | 1400 mA | source Product page specification block |
Power
| Value | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Supply | 4.8-6.6 V (product page) | source Product page specification block |
| Current | No-load 170 mA; stall 1400 mA (product page) | source Product page specification block |
Pinout
We don't publish a pin table for this part: no official source we could verify gives one. Check the labels printed on your module, and see the notes below.
Common mistakes
- Reading the 11 kg/cm torque as the 4.8 V figure: the page gives 9.4 kg/cm at 4.8 V and 11 kg/cm at 6.0 V (source)
- Under-sizing the supply for stall: the page lists a 1400 mA stall current (source)
- Running outside 0-55 C: the page gives the temperature range as 0-55 C (source)
What we could not confirm
- No official datasheet; specs come from the product page only.
- Rotation range (0-180 deg) and pulse width range are not on the product page.
- Stall torque at 4.8 V and 6 V, speed and weight are page values from the manufacturer's listing, not a PDF datasheet.
- Pinout withheld: the TowerPro MG996R page states no wire colours or pin order (it gives only a servo wire length of 32 cm), so no official pinout is available.
- Listing wording ('signal yellow/orange, power red, ground brown/black', power '5-6 V external') is convention and the listing's 4.8-7.2 V operating voltage and 10 kg-cm at 6 V differ from the TowerPro page (4.8-6.6 V, 11 kg/cm at 6 V); the page values are used.
Sources
- TowerPro product page (no official PDF datasheet): link
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