servo opinions
 

i have looked at like 500 post about servos... and everyone claims to have figured the servos out. im running a heavy bully.. around 6.5 to 7 lbs.. i blew up the stock rc4wd one in a month and had a new 645mg laying around so i thought i would run it till i could get another.. well that new 645 only lasted about 3 runs and stripped out on the inside. what is the best servo i can get for 100$ or less that will hold up..
running :
heavy bullies
t1e
sidewinder
rc4wd alum bec
rc4wd dig
1300 3s lipo
dx3e contoler
alum 4c4wd wheels with 2.2 chisles

also, i noticed some hi dollar servos say programable....what is that? i just want to plug it in a go.
can i get bulletproof quality with $100? i need it to hold up"thumbsup"

was looking at this one..looks strong but dont know a lot about it.
http://www.tcscrawlers.com/CS-170-Ti...6-p-17133.html

I'm not up to speed on the hitec servos I've been running a 12$ tower pro mg995 on a 12 pound scaler and have yet to have any problems there 208oz. I've never used anything higher often thought of getting one the the price tags are killer..

the CS-170 is a good servo, its a rebadged Hitec 5955. It would definitely work for you.

"thumbsup" wow... 12 bucks? at 12 bucks i could buy like 3 or 4 of them and toss them out as needed..lol i will check them out for sure

any other opinions?"thumbsup"

you can get a 4pk of them on ebay for like 35-40 bucks

really? and they hold up good?

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Pcs-MG-995-Me...item19c263d539

12 for 107.99 free ship...but look into some better ones I might just be a lucky user

i want to be able to run them without worry that they will fall apart

cs-170 by hobbico

Yeah,the 645 (and many other servo's) claim to be metal geared,but they consider brass a type of metal.
Brass is way to soft IMO for a comp rig,and there is a very very thin brass gear in the 645.Making it unable to withstand any real blunt force.

You will be better off IMO finding a used quality servo
I have bought used jr 8711's and 9100t's for around 100 without any issue,and they are tough.

The hitek 7950 and 7980 are also proven to be tough servo's
I picked up a 7950 for around a 100 used,but it seems to stall a bit,but I'm not running it at 8v,only 6,it may not stall at 8v.

Your 645 can be re-built. They are not ALL metal geared - they have 1 plastic gear in there thats meant to give way, maybe thats all you need.
Maybe you have some steering issues also.

I use TowerPro HT MG996r - a bit better than the 995. They work great, I have a bunch of them. Used em on a Stampede, couple of crawlers, trail truck, Savage, etc. Never had any problems. The price is right too.

come on guys! i know you have some hidden jems in the front of your crawlers... what are you running for a servo and how well is it holding up...maybe some prices

I wasnt ready to drop ~$160 or so on a servo, both my crawlers have Hitec HS-7954SH in them they are 333oz in at 6.0v, and 402oz-in at 7.4v
the only think people seem to be afraid of on these servos is the steel gears, but at ~$80 brand new, they are hard to beat IMO.

Done.

Yea I been looking to pick one of those HS-7954SH. Where you find them for 80bux?

I was looking at the 7954 too. I found a site that has them for 79.95 http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/items/HS7954SH.html I think I'm going to get one unless someone has a better suggestion in that price range. Seems hard to beat and would defiantly be a step up from the cheapies I'm used to.

I just picked up one of RPP Hobby's 300-oz Savox titanium-gear servos, put it on my 15-pound 6x6x4, and it works very well turning all 4 front wheels. That's a pretty severe load, and it held up just fine.

Get the cs-170. It's the only servo I've had in 1 1/2 years of running my LCC. I haven't had any problems with it. I will tell you to keep it at 6 volts. Mine does seam to run a little warmer than the other guys I crawl with. We all run it and I have seen one quit yet.