Tekin Servos on Tower...

[slowmethinks]

They're listed. Price is... high.

No details on Tower or Tekin. Dang.

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FREE SHIPPING!!

I'm interested.

[MattySlimz1987]

Glad they made some crawler specific units for us. I hope those prices change though WOW!
Uses Hitec teeth too. Interesting.

[JatoTheRipper]

Tower pre-release prices are always high.

[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Tower pre-release prices are always high.

Tekin prices on 98% of their stuff is stupid it ain't just pre release.


I bet their "monster" servo puts out under 600 oz but the fan boys will lap them up like gravy on dog food.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

Tekin prices on 98% of their stuff is stupid it ain't just pre release.


I bet their "monster" servo puts out under 600 oz but the fan boys will lap them up like gravy on dog food.

Anybody that pays over $100 for a 1/10th scale servo needs a mental exam. Tekin is good stuff, but the day I pay $200+ for a servo is the day Tekin has a gun to my head.

[JohnRobHolmes]

The high torque version is probably 440oz-in looking at the names.

[mikemcE]

I’ll stick with PM and Holmes for half the price


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[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Anybody that pays over $100 for a 1/10th scale servo needs a mental exam. Tekin is good stuff, but the day I pay $200+ for a servo is the day Tekin has a gun to my head.

Power ain't cheap. $150 gets you just shy of 700 oz in a savox 2290 and it's worth every single penny. There are more expensive servos out there that put out less power and people are lined up to buy them. It just don't make any sense to me.

[whitrzac]

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

Power ain't cheap. $150 gets you just shy of 700 oz in a savox 2290 and it's worth every single penny. There are more expensive servos out there that put out less power and people are lined up to buy them. It just don't make any sense to me.

Because savox servos are junk


God help you if you want to run savox and spektrum in the same rig.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by mikemcE

I’ll stick with PM and Holmes for half the price


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I am still betting those prices will come down. Tower preorder prices always start high.

If they don't come down Tekin won't sell any except to the most diehard of fans and their team drivers that get them free or at substantial discounts.

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

Power ain't cheap. $150 gets you just shy of 700 oz in a savox 2290 and it's worth every single penny. There are more expensive servos out there that put out less power and people are lined up to buy them. It just don't make any sense to me.

No RC that I own, not even my 1/5th scale, needs 700 ounces IMO.

[mikemcE]

My wraith due to the weight, tires, and foams needs an honest 450. Blew up a holmes in a couple of weeks. So far the PM is flawless, have had to replace a few rod ends though, getting wedges and wiggling


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[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by whitrzac

Because savox servos are junk


God help you if you want to run savox and spektrum in the same rig.

Not all of them. The vast majority, yes they're crap but they do have some top notch servos these days. I'll put a 2290 up against any of the top tier servos anyday.

[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

No RC that I own, not even my 1/5th scale, needs 700 ounces IMO.

Try it, you'll like it.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by whitrzac

Because savox servos are junk


God help you if you want to run savox and spektrum in the same rig.

Is it 2012? Both Savox and Spektrum are well past their teething issues.

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

Try it, you'll like it.

You sound like a drug pusher!

[whitrzac]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Is it 2012? Both Savox and Spektrum are well past their teething issues.

~30 trucks at a comp last weekend, the only electronic failures were a non-waterproof bec and... a savox servo...

Spektrum triggers still have issues, and the displays are impossible to read with polarized glasses. On top of having issues if there are more than ~20 of them on in the same area.

[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

You sound like a drug pusher!

No drugs, power pusher...

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by whitrzac

~30 trucks at a comp last weekend, the only electronic failures were a non-waterproof bec and... a savox servo...

Spektrum triggers still have issues, and the displays are impossible to read with polarized glasses. On top of having issues if there are more than ~20 of them on in the same area.

All companies have failures. There's no telling what that Savox servo had been through previously. I'm sure it wasn't the only Savox servo in the field.

What issues do the Spektrum triggers have?

The display issue isn't. That's just nitpicking. Polarized sunglasses cause issues with lots of displays and other things. Hell, my car and motorcycle displays look like crap through polarized lenses.

I've been at huge races where there are tons of people under the same roof with Spektrums and I've never had an issue nor have I seen an issue. Never.

The rumor is that Spektrums have issues next to FlySky radios. I have radios from Airtronics, Futaba, Spektrum, Radiolink, and RTRs and I've never had a single issue with any of them. And I run with a bunch of FlySky radios.

Most of the Spektrum issues are BS hearsay that started on the internet years ago. Spektrum has revised their 2.4GHz technology numerous times since then.

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

power pusher...

Is that your porn star name?

[JohnRobHolmes]

Originally Posted by mikemcE

My wraith due to the weight, tires, and foams needs an honest 450. Blew up a holmes in a couple of weeks. So far the PM is flawless, have had to replace a few rod ends though, getting wedges and wiggling


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It was basically wraiths and bombers breaking pins on the HV500s. Just released v2 with a beefier center pin. So far so good in the bigger rock racers!

[mikemcE]

Originally Posted by JohnRobHolmes

It was basically wraiths and bombers breaking pins on the HV500s. Just released v2 with a beefier center pin. So far so good in the bigger rock racers!

Hope so, Justin sent me a replacement, said my gears were screwed up.


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