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The Violator · 12-24-2011, 04:17 PM

Anyone else see this. I have been running their EXI servos in my short course trucks for a while, and they hold up well, are reasonably priced and take the 8 volts I have the BEC set to without issue. They just were a little lacking in overall power for a crawler. This new servo might be the one.

Solar Servo D772 0.22@4.8v Digital Metal Gear 64

Looks interesting. I have a couple coming, and plan to torture one to death just to see. I probably will not give up my 7980 servos on my super and 2.2, but if these prove to be anywhere near as good an overall product as the EXI servos they will be my new go to servo for everything else. The Hitec servos on my wraith are having issues centering and they just came back from Hitec, so these might go on it.

Updates to follow next week when they show up. Does anyone know of a nice standard way to test a servo. Apples to low cost apples. I am thinking a short servo arm picking up weight. Maybe compare it to my 7950th on the wraith.

Die-Laughing · 12-24-2011, 04:29 PM

Interesting. I'm curious to see how they do.

I'm not sure what a good test would be other than kicking ones ass out on the rocks/trails for an extended period of time. Picking up weight is also a way to do it but, you'll have to pick up weight with other servos for a comparison. If you abuse it on the rocks/trails you could easily compare it to other servos board members have already abused and have been proven to work.

KBrog · 12-24-2011, 06:03 PM

Looks awesome. Why does it have a ? and ?? after torque in the specs?

cogfounder · 12-24-2011, 07:29 PM

IMHO, and personal experiance, those ??? marks are pre-release numbers they put out during testing when they announce to vendors to start posting up the descriptions of the up-and-comming new product,
and tend to be on the "in their favor" side of the scale.

They are "best case scenario" calculations, and rarely translate
to real world physics when it comes down to pushing the specs given.

The problem is, untill someone tests and challenges those numbers,
they will leave them on the high side.

I would wager the vendors rarely get the updated spec revisions, if ever, anyway.

I personaly substract 15% of any given spec, especially input voltage
on servos, to keep more realistic values.

Stuff gives up the magic smoke a lot less that way too...............

Devil Inc · 12-25-2011, 10:23 AM

I seen these a few days ago as well, seriously thinking about grabbing 1 or 2. For the money it'd be fun to try them out.

Stregone · 12-25-2011, 04:58 PM

I've got one on the way. In any case it should be a step up from the cheap $10 hobbypartz servos I'm running :p The timing is pretty awesome. I was just looking into new servos for my crawlers. I don't mind too much spending some cash on a servo for my xr10, but my honcho gets the living crap bashed out of it, and I just wasn't comfortable spending almost 100 bucks on a servo for that.

Meatwad · 12-25-2011, 05:11 PM

Looking forward to some feedback on these. Been using exi's and towerpro/towardpro's with decent results...

squatch71 · 12-25-2011, 11:36 PM

me to...been my experience with cheap servos, that I have problems with them...glitching and such...

interested in seeing what you come up with

sloppy · 12-26-2011, 07:08 AM

Got 2 coming.. got to try them out for that price..

Die-Laughing · 12-26-2011, 07:10 AM

Let us know what happens!

jcboof · 12-26-2011, 07:10 AM

I guess I'll have to try one out too. Building a 2nd testing rig and it would be perfect. Thanks for the good find!!

AsILayDying · 12-26-2011, 07:20 AM

Guess Ill have to try one as well. Hell even if it performs at half of the proclaimed 400+ oz thats still 200+ for 23 dollars. I think thats worth it IMO. Well here I go over to the shopping cart.

KBrog · 12-26-2011, 09:40 AM

Anyone know what servo horn spline this servo uses?

Stregone · 12-26-2011, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KBrog

Anyone know what servo horn spline this servo uses?

Dunno. But their other servos use 23T spline.

skinner · 12-26-2011, 12:46 PM

Hmm torque specs for price is awesome! Does seem lil slow speedwise thou...

Devil Inc · 12-26-2011, 06:12 PM

Meh, speed really isn't a big issue, unless you're throwing it in a SC truck or something a bit faster than a crawler/trail truck. Just my opinion.

The Violator · 12-26-2011, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KBrog

Anyone know what servo horn spline this servo uses?

Their EXI servos use JR servo horns. Or thats what I use on them.

soutthpaw · 12-27-2011, 08:58 AM

Im in LA for the week, I may try to get over to their store/warehouse and pick up a couple of them..

Stregone · 12-29-2011, 11:15 AM

I just got mine. It uses 23t horns, like the EXI servos.

jcboof · 12-29-2011, 11:31 AM

Post up some pics!!

12-24-2011, 04:17 PM	#1
The Violator RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Token's life matters Posts: 1,836	Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Anyone else see this. I have been running their EXI servos in my short course trucks for a while, and they hold up well, are reasonably priced and take the 8 volts I have the BEC set to without issue. They just were a little lacking in overall power for a crawler. This new servo might be the one. Solar Servo D772 0.22@4.8v Digital Metal Gear 64 Looks interesting. I have a couple coming, and plan to torture one to death just to see. I probably will not give up my 7980 servos on my super and 2.2, but if these prove to be anywhere near as good an overall product as the EXI servos they will be my new go to servo for everything else. The Hitec servos on my wraith are having issues centering and they just came back from Hitec, so these might go on it. Updates to follow next week when they show up. Does anyone know of a nice standard way to test a servo. Apples to low cost apples. I am thinking a short servo arm picking up weight. Maybe compare it to my 7950th on the wraith.

12-24-2011, 04:29 PM	#2
Die-Laughing RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,917	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Interesting. I'm curious to see how they do. I'm not sure what a good test would be other than kicking ones ass out on the rocks/trails for an extended period of time. Picking up weight is also a way to do it but, you'll have to pick up weight with other servos for a comparison. If you abuse it on the rocks/trails you could easily compare it to other servos board members have already abused and have been proven to work.

12-24-2011, 06:03 PM	#3
KBrog RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Earth? Posts: 1,698	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Looks awesome. Why does it have a ? and ?? after torque in the specs?

12-24-2011, 07:29 PM	#4
cogfounder Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Buffalo area Posts: 400	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. IMHO, and personal experiance, those ??? marks are pre-release numbers they put out during testing when they announce to vendors to start posting up the descriptions of the up-and-comming new product, and tend to be on the "in their favor" side of the scale. They are "best case scenario" calculations, and rarely translate to real world physics when it comes down to pushing the specs given. The problem is, untill someone tests and challenges those numbers, they will leave them on the high side. I would wager the vendors rarely get the updated spec revisions, if ever, anyway. I personaly substract 15% of any given spec, especially input voltage on servos, to keep more realistic values. Stuff gives up the magic smoke a lot less that way too...............

12-25-2011, 10:23 AM	#5
Devil Inc Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Saint Marys, OH Posts: 934	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. I seen these a few days ago as well, seriously thinking about grabbing 1 or 2. For the money it'd be fun to try them out.

12-25-2011, 04:58 PM	#6
Stregone Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northern Virginia, USA Posts: 128	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. I've got one on the way. In any case it should be a step up from the cheap $10 hobbypartz servos I'm running :p The timing is pretty awesome. I was just looking into new servos for my crawlers. I don't mind too much spending some cash on a servo for my xr10, but my honcho gets the living crap bashed out of it, and I just wasn't comfortable spending almost 100 bucks on a servo for that.

12-25-2011, 05:11 PM	#7
Meatwad I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rancho Relaxo. California. USA. Earth. Posts: 3,292	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Looking forward to some feedback on these. Been using exi's and towerpro/towardpro's with decent results...

12-25-2011, 11:36 PM	#8
squatch71 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six Posts: 2,101	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. me to...been my experience with cheap servos, that I have problems with them...glitching and such... interested in seeing what you come up with

12-26-2011, 07:08 AM	#9
sloppy I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron Posts: 4,054	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Got 2 coming.. got to try them out for that price..

12-26-2011, 07:10 AM	#10
Die-Laughing RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,917	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Let us know what happens!

12-26-2011, 07:10 AM	#11
jcboof I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: I miss Rowdy Posts: 2,238	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. I guess I'll have to try one out too. Building a 2nd testing rig and it would be perfect. Thanks for the good find!!

12-26-2011, 07:20 AM	#12
AsILayDying RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,153	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Guess Ill have to try one as well. Hell even if it performs at half of the proclaimed 400+ oz thats still 200+ for 23 dollars. I think thats worth it IMO. Well here I go over to the shopping cart.

12-26-2011, 09:40 AM	#13
KBrog RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Earth? Posts: 1,698	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Anyone know what servo horn spline this servo uses?

12-26-2011, 12:46 PM	#15
skinner Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: out in boonies!! Posts: 349	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Hmm torque specs for price is awesome! Does seem lil slow speedwise thou...

12-26-2011, 06:12 PM	#16
Devil Inc Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Saint Marys, OH Posts: 934	Re: Solar Servo from Hobby Partz? 400 oz for $23. Meh, speed really isn't a big issue, unless you're throwing it in a SC truck or something a bit faster than a crawler/trail truck. Just my opinion.

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