savox waterproof servo. sw-0231WP

[discgolferlee]

I got a sort of side project budget wraith build going on.


Savox SW0231MG STD Waterproof Digital Servo

Just placed an order from rpp and decided to pull the trigger on this budget waterproof metal gear servo. I LOVE savox servos in my race vehicles!! I think they are great and instead of overrating torque and speed I think sometimes their servos are underrated.

In the first honcho I owned and abused in LOTS of water I used a cheapo savox 0251. filled it with dielectric grease and even ran voltage at 7v. Thing ran like a beast!! I am gonna start with this guy in my wraith and maybe move it to my honcho if it's too weak for the big 2.2 tires. I want to bump voltage up a bit at a time to see what it can handle.

Anyone out there pick one up yet?
didn't see any feedback or reviews anywhere. for 44 bucks it seems like a great deal to me.

[td-civ]

i just put my order in for 2 im a big fan of savox as there the only servo's i run

[KJ10]

Can't wait to hear reviews. I currently have 2 SA-1231sg's but, looking at the SW-1210sg. These seem to be a wp version of what I have with a brushed motor instead of coreless.

[el_Fernando]

I took a good hard look at that one for my Wraith. My concern on it was the torque rating @ 7.4V seemed a little too weak for what I'm trying to accomplish. I went with a much more expensive Savox 1268SG which is rated as "water-resistant". I'm not going to be submarining the rig so it shouldn't be that big of a deal. What is the torque rating of this particular servo? Looks like a killer replacement for my 4x4 Slash.

[Devil Inc]

In my opinion, the servo you mentioned would be right at home in a scaler, 1.55 or 1.9. If you plan on doing some water crossings and not a lot of time in the rocks it'd be perfect. That being said, seriously considering a few for my scale rig builds.

[ChrisShooting]

Just got mine today. I installed it and..well...I need to install a BEC...LOL. It draws enough that the stock internal BEC in the Axial AE2 can't keep up...installed the Castle BEC and it works awesome. I've also got the new waterproof sw1210sg on its way too for Wraith...and I better get a BEC for that too.

[td-civ]

mine came in the mail today and i put a servo tester on it and put it in a cup of water to see how well it is well is been in the cup of water for 5hr now and still works fine tomorrow ill install it in to my rigs

[KJ10]

Any indication of "actual power" on that servo tester?

[Calderwood]

Originally Posted by KJ10

Any indication of "actual power" on that servo tester?

A servo tester just generates a pwm signal. It doesn't measure torque. All you need to measure torque is a scale and a 1" servo arm.

[KJ10]

Gotcha! Still learning. Thanks for the info.

[td-civ]

i run my tester at 6.6 volts and i run bec in all my rigs at 6.6 volts i just went out after installing it and i have to say its a good servo i just wish it had more tq but thats because im nuts and try and jam my rig in everything

[hagnyosaroyo]

can't wait for Savox SW-1210SG review

[el_Fernando]

Yeah man. B U M P.

Let's get a full on review of this bad boy!

[realsickclown]

Im slapping a 1256TG in my wraith(stole from my savage nitro)but I need a BEC as well.

[tmoon]

Can I get a long term follow up on this servo? how has it held up over the while?

[boohoo]

Originally Posted by tmoon

Can I get a long term follow up on this servo? how has it held up over the while?

if your definatley thinking about getting this servo make sure you get a bec though i will say a bec doe`snt always work with them. my mate had two break down on him on the same day one was about 6 month old the other one was brand new and mine decided to die last week and i was`nt runinng a bec though all three same to have had bad boards in them according to the guy at savox