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08-06-2008, 01:39 PM | #1 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orem, UT
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| servos - metal or Ti gears?
I'm looking to build my first crawler and want to get it right the first time. I've pretty much narrowed the servo selection down to the new Hitec 7955TG or one of the high-end JR's, like this DS8711. The question is, how often do people realistically strip metal gears? Am I going to be better off with the Hitec because of its titanium gears? Or will it even matter? I've heard from a bunch of people that are really pushing their JR's so I'm starting to lean that way, but if I'm going to run a 11.1v 3-cell lipo pack, CC BEC, and Tekin FX-R, will I have enough power to strip regular metal gears? Or will it not even be a problem?
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08-06-2008, 01:42 PM | #2 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Concord
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I have the exact same question, I was looking at both servos myself.
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08-06-2008, 02:04 PM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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I have not stripped any gears in a 5955TG (the previous generation of the 7955TG). I have stripped some in the 645MG. In fact, none of my 5955TGs has ever given me any troubles... BTW, I have run one of my 5955s in an on road car, 2.2 and super crawler. |
08-06-2008, 02:10 PM | #4 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kennewick, Washington
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The material that the gears are made of is not the only factor in calculating the strength.Dia and pitch can make up for useing weaker materials and some grades of alloyed steel have a greater shear strength than some grades of Ti. I personaly have never heard of somone stripping the gears out of an 8711....but I'm sure it can be done. I'm sure somone could strip the gears out of any servo.Both of these servos are an excellant choice......that being said I prefer the 8711.
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08-06-2008, 02:22 PM | #5 | |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orem, UT
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Why do you prefer the 8711? Do you have any experience with the Hitec? It's looking like I would be perfectly happy with either servo, so it might just come down to price and availability. | |
08-06-2008, 02:30 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kennewick, Washington
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I have not tried the 7955tg,(5955) but i have friends that use them and when the drive my truck they say"I want your servo" Again, both are good and will steer when and where you want. I had a 645mg before and I'll never go back.If you get the chance, drive someone's truck with both servos before you make your choice.
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08-06-2008, 02:35 PM | #7 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: central PA
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I switched to a 5955TG after destroying my last metal gear servo. It is working flawlessly and has ZERO slop where-as another servo with the same usage would be LOOSE. I will use nothing but Titanium geared servos in my crawlers from now on |
08-06-2008, 02:35 PM | #8 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: On the rocks
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Hitec, all the way. Customer service is 2nd to none. you send them a messed up servo. no box, nothing, they send you a new one.... I had a friend send out a whole BOX of out dated servos that were messup, from broken casses to stripped gears of the years of hard core bashing and racing... a week later he gets a box in FULL of brand new servos. easy and simple. LIFETIME warranty. JR servos (dont get me wrong, i run those aswell) are super strong. RJ = 2years covered. +there not made out of one of the strongerest metals around; Titanium. Double check you EPAs and make sure you dont go over 6v if its not rated for it and you will be ok. The Ti geared servos are on the top of my list when i build something new. You can find 5955TG's for less than $80 now, since the new 7955TGs came out. Thats shipped and NIP! You figure, you buy one servo and one servo only. You will be set for the life of your rig. You can strip anything if its not set up right and you have enough stress on em. If you decide to buy a low end servo, then you will end up buying another one down the road. After time and money spent replacing, you could have gotten a nice TG geared Hitec. 1) EPAs 2) Voltage 3) Alum servo horn is good aswell. Some nice things to watch and pick up. Just my .2.... Good Luck and remember to watch your EPAs and Volts Rocky AKRCC |
08-06-2008, 02:52 PM | #9 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orem, UT
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JR claims a three-year warranty, whereas Hitec only claims two. Where did you hear that Hitec has a lifetime warranty?
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08-06-2008, 02:58 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: no more lockers
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i am running 5995tg's in 2 of my trucks and have only broken a main shaft recently , i sent it to hitec and 4 days later it showed up brand new . instead of repairing they sent a new one . hitec tops the chart for customer service in my book |
08-06-2008, 03:14 PM | #11 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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JR servos are nice, but I too prefer the Hitec servos. Never had an issue w/ my 5995TGs and Hitec's customer service is the best. |
08-06-2008, 03:24 PM | #12 |
no talent hack Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redwood City
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in my experience the jr's tend to develop slop over time whereas the hitecs dont
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08-06-2008, 03:46 PM | #13 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orem, UT
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08-06-2008, 04:05 PM | #14 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sierra Vista
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I had a Hitec 5945mg and stripped the center gear 4 times. Got tired of it and bought a 5995tg and first time out somehow the amplifier blew(not even sure what an amplifier does)...I sent it to Hitec and they fixed it no questions asked, had it back within a week. I don't think I'm extremely hard on my truck but I'm not afraid to beat on it...I'll stick with Hitec as long as I can't tear up the TG to much. Good customer service goes a long way in my book..
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08-06-2008, 11:11 PM | #15 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: On the rocks
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| RC Superstore - $85 shipped Central Hobby Zone- $87 shipped Mark Twain Hobby Center - $88 shipped Ebay... Google it.. ... sorry i was off by a few bucks. I got my last one for $80 shipped to AK. Ill check where i picked it up from. * btw ive had servos for more than 2 years and sent them back and recieved new ones. They might have just changed it. Hitec>JR anyday. good luck |
08-06-2008, 11:57 PM | #16 |
Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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| http://store.obrienhobbies.com/hiulsttigese.html That is the ceapest I found in my limited searching. |
08-07-2008, 04:07 AM | #17 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GILBERT
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| TG! HITEC DOES HAVE GREAY CUS SERVICE! |
08-07-2008, 05:49 AM | #18 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mansfield, PA
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I have a couple Hitec 5955TG servos and i have a JR 8711 and a JR 9100T (JR's most powerful servos and Hitec's most powerful servo). I have not EVER had a problem with either one... Imo, neither one is better than the other. I have BEAT them into the ground in every possible way (even ran them in my 1/8th scale race MBX5T truggy). Both are excellent servos and you can go wrong with either one |
08-07-2008, 10:00 AM | #19 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orem, UT
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08-07-2008, 10:03 AM | #20 |
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