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11-21-2011, 07:03 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: wenatchee
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So I have been looking for a new steering servo. I have a couple 645's but that are getting old and weak. I dont really want to spend a whole lot, so I have narrowed it down to a couple, I would like to know what you guys think. savox sc-0251 jr 791 retract servo, futaba s3051 hobbico cs-150 |
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11-21-2011, 07:12 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: smithville
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11-21-2011, 07:17 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sandy Oregon
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I went all the way on my last servo Hitec HS-7980TH, and couldn't be happier! Spendy but worth every penny! |
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11-21-2011, 07:26 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: wenatchee
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well they both seem like good servos, if I ever need 600 oz's I know what to buy. I am kind of on a budget.
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11-21-2011, 07:28 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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For 2.2 comp I would recommend 300+oz if you are just messing around, if you are serious about comping 350+oz is in my opinion required...400+ is desirable. For scalers it depends on the weight but you can get away with a lot less. I would say 200+ is a good place to be if you want good performance without spending much. | |
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11-21-2011, 07:28 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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HiTec 7950TH is what you need. Definitely not the retract servo. | |
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11-21-2011, 08:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC (Vancouver Island)
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very happy with my sc0251 on my honcho, granted thats using 1.9's and running the servo at 7v with a cc bec. Works great and runs cool so the voltage is all good, I found a spec sheet on savox's int website a while ago that spec'd it good to 7.2v. Been running it for a total of 20hrs like this and it is fast and strong on my setup.
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11-21-2011, 09:28 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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what is your budget and what have you narrowed it down to??
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11-22-2011, 12:36 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: wenatchee
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Ill be using it on a scaler, I have narrowed it down the list is in my first post.
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11-22-2011, 12:48 AM
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| D-Wray 4 Prez!  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Shh
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I have spent more with buying multiple cheap/reasonable servos again and again. Then when I finally bought a 7950, never looked back. Plus they stand by their products. I killed one, drove it to death, sent it in for repair. Couldn't fix it, sent me a new one at no cost.  |
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11-22-2011, 01:31 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Centurion, GP, RSA
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Best bang for bucks I've seen but depends on where you are. | |
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11-22-2011, 02:42 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC (Vancouver Island)
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edit and it's digital. Is the futaba servo the s3051hv high voltage version.....only 158oz at 7.4v. Last edited by kurtus; 11-22-2011 at 03:02 PM. | |
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11-22-2011, 02:48 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Seneca
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i has a cs-150 on my sportsman truck and it lasted all of 20 mins before it stripped out. The cs-170 on the other hand is a very solid servo for the money been beating the hell out of one for a few years now not missing a beat. Id say go that way, but have also been pretty happy with my cheapo towerpro mg996r on my scaler strong gears and only 10 - 15 bucks since i use my scaler in water a lot i never really wanted to spend much on a servo, been holding up great all summer being abused.
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11-22-2011, 07:42 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: wenatchee
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thanks for all the info. Has anyone ran any of the hobby king servos? They have a mg hv and 280oz of torque.
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11-22-2011, 07:54 PM
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if you are on a budget get the 5645MG it is the digital version of the 645 it is kick ass, just put one in my scx10 and couldnt be more happy with it. think at my LHS it ran me 35$ give or take a couple pennies.
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11-22-2011, 08:02 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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 ...can't speak for the hobby king, but I have a couple of the towerdpro MG996R. and I just picked up a Savox sc1268 Last edited by squatch71; 11-22-2011 at 08:08 PM. | |
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11-22-2011, 08:07 PM
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| cherry bomb   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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I use this servo in my XR10 and so far i'm happy with it. 322 oz-in @ 6v 354 oz-in @ 7.4v $65 HobbyKing R/C Hobby Store : BMS-2514 Coreless Digital Alloy Gear Servo - 25.5kg / 0.14s / 7.4V (High Voltage) also have this one in my scaler and love it, this is the servo I also use in my 1/8 buggy and 1/8 truggy 249 in-oz @ 6v 277 in-oz @ 7.4v $20 HobbyKing R/C Hobby Store : HK15298B High Voltage Coreless Digital MG/BB Servo 66g / 20kg / 0.16s | |
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11-22-2011, 08:16 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: wenatchee
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here you go | |
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Linear Mode
