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theclimber · 09-24-2011, 11:41 AM

i broke the gear in my hs-645mg so i need new servo
i saw a guy that sell the hs-5955TG for 55$
how is this servo?

TexasSP · 09-24-2011, 12:03 PM

It's a discontinued model, but a good one. Titanium gears, so they're nice and strong. I am always iffy buying used servos though unless I can verify they still work well and don't need gear or motor replacements.

AreCee · 09-24-2011, 12:30 PM

Agreed.

For $35 more you can get the same servo new, Hobbico CS-170.

Hobbico is Tower Hobbies and they have a two year warranty.

theclimber · 09-24-2011, 12:38 PM

the thing is that if i will buy it from tower hobbies or any shop i will need to wait 2 weeks for the servo
and i can drive for 15 minutes and buy it
i will check the servo, any way it's kind of friend of me so he's ok

Rig Rocker · 09-24-2011, 01:06 PM

I use them in my scalers- 2.2 and 1.9. They are far from new too pulled from my 1/8 scale nitro race stuff 5 years ago. They were throttle servos on a buggy and truggy and I just cleaned, lubed, and sealed them up. They get dunked in the river regularly too and have been holding up perfectly in the scale rigs for a while now

Charlie-III · 09-24-2011, 01:09 PM

The 5955TG is the predecessor (sp) to the 7955TG, my son & I run a couple of the 7955's. We are happy with them.

Since it's "local", I say buy it.

Bring your rig & radio so you can try it out before you pay (if you go to pick it up).

theclimber · 09-24-2011, 01:17 PM

the guy that sell this ran it on he's costum txt for cople of weeks and then he sold the txt
so i think that if it worked with the txt it will work with my venom

AreCee · 09-24-2011, 01:49 PM

I didn't look to see if you had a location.

Go and check it out before buying it and Mazel.

XDR · 10-07-2011, 06:20 AM

Don't know if you got it, but I just picked one up and they are noisy. I read thats due to it being a digital servo.

Charlie-III · 10-07-2011, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XDR

Don't know if you got it, but I just picked one up and they are noisy. I read thats due to it being a digital servo.

Most digital servos are noisey at neutral since they are hunting. This is normal.

losikid · 10-07-2011, 08:32 PM

The 5955 will be a gazillion times better than the 645

AreCee · 10-07-2011, 09:34 PM

Usually the buzzing noise gets worse when there's some binding somewhere in the linkage. Check to see if it free. Regardless the Hitecs are a noisy bunch of servos in general.

09-24-2011, 11:41 AM	#1
theclimber Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: israel Posts: 258	how is the hs-5955TG i broke the gear in my hs-645mg so i need new servo i saw a guy that sell the hs-5955TG for 55$ how is this servo?

09-24-2011, 12:03 PM	#2
TexasSP RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,619	It's a discontinued model, but a good one. Titanium gears, so they're nice and strong. I am always iffy buying used servos though unless I can verify they still work well and don't need gear or motor replacements.

09-24-2011, 12:30 PM	#3
AreCee RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago/Bloomington Posts: 1,505	Agreed. For $35 more you can get the same servo new, Hobbico CS-170. Hobbico is Tower Hobbies and they have a two year warranty.

09-24-2011, 12:38 PM	#4
theclimber Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: israel Posts: 258	the thing is that if i will buy it from tower hobbies or any shop i will need to wait 2 weeks for the servo and i can drive for 15 minutes and buy it i will check the servo, any way it's kind of friend of me so he's ok

09-24-2011, 01:06 PM	#5
Rig Rocker I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 2,213	I use them in my scalers- 2.2 and 1.9. They are far from new too pulled from my 1/8 scale nitro race stuff 5 years ago. They were throttle servos on a buggy and truggy and I just cleaned, lubed, and sealed them up. They get dunked in the river regularly too and have been holding up perfectly in the scale rigs for a while now

09-24-2011, 01:09 PM	#6
Charlie-III I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA Posts: 8,314	The 5955TG is the predecessor (sp) to the 7955TG, my son & I run a couple of the 7955's. We are happy with them. Since it's "local", I say buy it. Bring your rig & radio so you can try it out before you pay (if you go to pick it up).

09-24-2011, 01:17 PM	#7
theclimber Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: israel Posts: 258	the guy that sell this ran it on he's costum txt for cople of weeks and then he sold the txt so i think that if it worked with the txt it will work with my venom

09-24-2011, 01:49 PM	#8
AreCee RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago/Bloomington Posts: 1,505	I didn't look to see if you had a location. Go and check it out before buying it and Mazel.

10-07-2011, 06:20 AM	#9
XDR Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wichita Falls Posts: 193	Don't know if you got it, but I just picked one up and they are noisy. I read thats due to it being a digital servo.

10-07-2011, 08:32 PM	#11
losikid Got Worms? Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 6,116	The 5955 will be a gazillion times better than the 645

10-07-2011, 09:34 PM	#12
AreCee RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago/Bloomington Posts: 1,505	Usually the buzzing noise gets worse when there's some binding somewhere in the linkage. Check to see if it free. Regardless the Hitecs are a noisy bunch of servos in general.

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