Need a cheap steering servo

[goose2w1]

Hi all,

This Christmas Santa got both my 9 and 11 year old Redcat RS10's. For what they use them for, they have been great! Customer service for Redcat has been great too. Boy's will be boys though, and they can be a bit rough from time to time and they go through servo's pretty good. Is there a good cheap metal gear servo that can last? Not looking for any performace above the stockers, just durability for a decent price.

[j19bill]

Star looking here. Metal Gear Servos All of those are metal gear. If your going through them alot I wouldn't get a very expensive one.

[RIG_RIDER]

Originally Posted by goose2w1

Hi all,

This Christmas Santa got both my 9 and 11 year old Redcat RS10's. For what they use them for, they have been great! Customer service for Redcat has been great too. Boy's will be boys though, and they can be a bit rough from time to time and they go through servo's pretty good. Is there a good cheap metal gear servo that can last? Not looking for any performace above the stockers, just durability for a decent price.

$19.99 + $5.50 for shipping.

Check here: Crawford Performance Engineering : CPE-SER4: CYS Hi-Torque Metal Gear Servo - $19.99




This standard-sized analog servo features:

- Full metal gears with bearings
- Multiple servo horns and mounting hardware. Servo uses Futaba-splined servo arms.
- Standard size: 1.6”x0.8”x1.5” (40.8x20.1x38mm)
- Weight: 1.98 oz (56g)
- Operating Speed @ 5V: 0.18sec/60 deg.
- Operating Speed @ 7.2V: 0.16sec/60 deg.
- Stall Torque @ 5V: 208 oz-in (15 kg/cm)
- Stall Torque @ 7.2V: 224 oz-in (16.1 kg/cm)
- Operating Voltage: 5-7.2V

[Fanfor88]

I may have to try one of those. I cant bring myself to spend $100 on a servo.

[RIG_RIDER]

Originally Posted by Fanfor88

I may have to try one of those. I cant bring myself to spend $100 on a servo.

I've bought seven of them for different rigs, killed two and the rest are still working.
The grease that comes in the gear set is of poor quality, and should be replaced in my opinion.
Other than that, I beat the snot out of mine and they have held up very well.


PS: Servo uses Futaba-splined servo arms.

[1320Fastback]

Hobbypartz.com had some. I use 2 on my RS10XT.

There here in USA so shipping is quick.

[crawlerdude595]

i personally like the ckrc special. over 200oz metal and only about $18, pretty good for the price, havent killed one yet and i have 4 rigs with them.

[Rockcrawlintoy]

60G EXI Digital Coreless Servo-D226F w/ Metal Gear i ran that since 2009 finally replaced it with a airtronics servo. it still works and will be used on my next build