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10-16-2008, 11:26 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NHFF World HQ, TN
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|  Case deforming on TowerPro MG995..?
The setup: CC Sidewinder CC BEC - set at 6V 3s 1320 lipo WK axles/trans HHHW 55T F/R steer TQ3 w/ SPDT for rear steer. I bought 5 TowePro MG995s when I put this rig together. 4 of them have "broke". I took all them apart and it seems that the case it getting hot and deforming and letting the gears slip. The gears are not actually breaking. The hole/carrier spot in the case where the gear shaft rides is deforming and letting the gears move out of contact... Is this a common problem? I know they are crappy servos. |
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10-16-2008, 11:29 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN
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Yup, common problem, actually i think it's their only real problem for the $, but i think run2jeepn has repalcement cases he sells, i have about 10-12 of those ruined cases.
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10-16-2008, 11:42 AM
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| 20K Club   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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Yeah it is a huge problem with them. I ran them for awhile but just gave up and went to a quality servo like a Hobbico CS170 or a Hitec 5955. After the 4 I burnt up I realized I could have been running one nice servo the whole time and never had any downtime. I have beaten the crap out of my 5955 and Hobbico CS170's and never had a problem other than bending servo arms. Hobbico CS170's are only like $80! |
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10-16-2008, 11:55 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV
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Every TP servo I've ever had, with the exception of a single 945, has failed due to internal gear misalignment/strippage (1 945 and 4 995's failed) They are ok servos for a budget build, but you have to expect them to fail. I ponied up for a pair of 7955TG's and have'nt looked back. To TP's credit, I have had excellent customer service from them for a couple replacement's. Of the 6 TP servo's I've had, I actually paid for 2 of them. Christine at TowerPro sent me 2 replacements and 2 other servos for free. Customer service is one point of TP's business that I can't fault, it has been excellent. So overall I've had worse luck with other stuff I guess. R2J is TowerPro's U.S. distributor, maybe he can help... Last edited by Big Mike; 10-16-2008 at 12:00 PM. |
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