"CKRC Special" MG946R, 208oz Torque Metal Gear Servo

[heinie_21]

anybody have any experience with this servo? i have an HS-985mg in one rig and am wondering if it would be an upgrade or a downgrade to put this ckrc servo in my other rig.

normally i would just stick to what i know works (the hs985mg).. but this ckrc is only $20 bones! and appears to have higher power spec readings than the 985.

anybody have any advice?

thanks

[muddinscx]

Well for $20 id say give it a shot and if it fries your only out $20. All I know is I placed an order with ckrc and it left a bad taste in my mouth. Not very happy with that company but, that's just me.

[fred0000]

you can get better servo's on hobbyking. (i'm not affiliated with hobbyking, just been very happy with the product for the money)

I have one of these in my scaler and I am very happy with it.

HobbyKing R/C Hobby Store : HK15298B High Voltage Coreless Digital MG/BB Servo 66g / 20kg / 0.16s

for a few bucks more you can get one of these, I have one on the way to test out. (looks very promising, I have a friend who swears by blue bird servos)

HobbyKing R/C Hobby Store : BMS-2514 Coreless Digital Alloy Gear Servo - 25.5kg / 0.14s / 7.4V (High Voltage)

dont forget to get a clamp on aluminum horn while you're at it.

HobbyKing R/C Hobby Store : CNC Alloy Servo Arm Short (Futaba)

[xjcritter]

So not to high jack here but am I calculating this right the HK15298B, the bright yellow one first link, has 284oz and is only 20 bucks

[losikid]

Originally Posted by xjcritter

So not to high jack here but am I calculating this right the HK15298B, the bright yellow one first link, has 284oz and is only 20 bucks

277.74oz torque is the first one

354.13oz torque in the 2nd one

[heinie_21]

yes, but look at the reviews for it.. there isn't one satisfied review (on the sight linked)

[xjcritter]

Originally Posted by heinie_21

yes, but look at the reviews for it.. there isn't one satisfied review (on the sight linked)

I figure if Fred000 suggests it then its worth 20 bucks 24 and some change to my door to be exact. Its a hong kong product of course there going to get some bad batches from time to time. Kind of like Sky lipos some hate them I love them. AND AT 277oz if it works I will be more than happy if its broke I got a winch

[ZackMicF]

Originally Posted by muddinscx

Well for $20 id say give it a shot and if it fries your only out $20. All I know is I placed an order with ckrc and it left a bad taste in my mouth. Not very happy with that company but, that's just me.

ya seriously. there store is my only LHS aroundwhere i live. when i go in there thier all a holes because i don't know everything about RC's and they make me look stupid everytime. when buy something there and it doesn't fit or doesn't work or something or i just flat out bought the wrong part. i'll try to return it and they'll come up with some BS story so i can't return it.
like a bought a charger and when i got home i realized it doesnt charge lipo
so i call them up and they said i couldn't return it because they wouldn't know if i broke it or ruined some how. and told me to sell it on craigslist then come back in and buy the right one.

[Paint Cracker]

Ckrc <---- what a facking JOKE!!!
I will never ever ever ever try to order anything from them ever again unless you like to get headache's

BOO!!!!!

[fred0000]

Originally Posted by heinie_21

yes, but look at the reviews for it.. there isn't one satisfied review (on the sight linked)

Originally Posted by xjcritter

I figure if Fred000 suggests it then its worth 20 bucks 24 and some change to my door to be exact. Its a hong kong product of course there going to get some bad batches from time to time. Kind of like Sky lipos some hate them I love them. AND AT 277oz if it works I will be more than happy if its broke I got a winch

I ordered 3 knowing full well that HK's site had no positive reviews for it, installed one in my scaler, and one in my 1/8 truggy and one was for a spare, neither has had any issues and now the 3rd lives in my 1/8 buggy, so far so good. for $20 it was worth a try.

[All-Or-Nothing]

Anyone try the EXI servos. Me and my friend have had great luck with them. Very good servos in my opinion. I have swapped all my servos to EXI but they need a lot of juice.

[BentMetaL]

Hey don't spend your money there, go to this link only $12. I've got 2 on the front of my super, works good for the price. going to buy 2 more for the back.

T-Pro MG946R 55G High Torque Digital Servo 12kg 55g / 12kg / .20sec

[AsILayDying]

Originally Posted by fred0000

I ordered 3 knowing full well that HK's site had no positive reviews for it, installed one in my scaler, and one in my 1/8 truggy and one was for a spare, neither has had any issues and now the 3rd lives in my 1/8 buggy, so far so good. for $20 it was worth a try.

Aprox. how long did it take to get them to your door. Total time from purchase? Thanks, for the help. Like said before for 20 bucks I guess its worth a try.

[jetboat]

I ordered 3 of the 996r's from Hobbypartz (along with batteries etc) and had them to my door in 3 days. They are in the US and quick.

[heinie_21]

Originally Posted by PHAT2011

Hey don't spend your money there, go to this link only $12. I've got 2 on the front of my super, works good for the price. going to buy 2 more for the back.

T-Pro MG946R 55G High Torque Digital Servo 12kg 55g / 12kg / .20sec

12 kilogram centimeter = 166.648 638 68 ounce inch??

is that at 4 or 6v?

[fred0000]

Originally Posted by AsILayDying

Aprox. how long did it take to get them to your door. Total time from purchase? Thanks, for the help. Like said before for 20 bucks I guess its worth a try.

2-4 weeks, usualy around the 3 week mark for me (dont know if it'll be faster for americans), it seems that the lighter the box the faster it gets to you from there.

[jmontes_21]

Originally Posted by Paint Cracker

Ckrc <---- what a facking JOKE!!!
I will never ever ever ever try to order anything from them ever again unless you like to get headache's

BOO!!!!!

I have had good luck with ckrc if any has gone wrong with my order they have made it right
Any 200 lbs servo for $20 is worth a shot dont like it so much make winch out of it

[DRCrawlGood]

Stay Away!!!

[Wrecker]

These servo's are crap. They were the rage a couple years ago when they came out and the older version of the same servo. There is a reason you don't see them a lot on here, they've been out for probably 5 years, so if they were awesome you'd see a lot of them around. They are EXTREMELY slow and compared to a Hitec (or another name brand servo) of the same oz-in rating they have way less power. I've probably gone through a dozen of the servo's at least a couple years ago and I just couldn't take it anymore. A Hitec 645mg is a much better servo, faster and feels about the same on power, for the price range. A Hitec 985mg is a heck of an upgrade from those servo's, that's what I originally upgraded to from the MG946R's. I was getting them for under $10 a piece back in the day and I still felt like it wasn't worth the money.

[skinner]

I'd try ones in links Fred quoted. I just have hard time believing the specs for price..
May give it a whirl.
Well with wreckers post above , I think ill save and get the cs170....