02-05-2024, 10:46 AM | #21 |
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| Re: Servo Shopping. yeah ... that would be great ... a little bit of paint could give it a make over... Jk ... i know the savings for them is in the nice case ... believe me I have a few of the nicer units from NSDRC and they are nice but I can't have 120+$ on all the rigs ... ... Not until you gone down the rabit hole that you start to notice where is the real cost of building this things goes.
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02-05-2024, 12:41 PM | #22 | |
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02-05-2024, 04:55 PM | #23 |
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Wait... Black & orange?! Dang, that would have tied in perfectly in my build! Or looked gayly color coordinated... |
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02-07-2024, 06:38 AM | #29 |
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02-07-2024, 06:41 AM | #31 |
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02-07-2024, 11:56 AM | #32 |
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Reef's servos have been around for a few years. I was really apprehensive about them for a while but finally caved and bought one of their internal spool comp spec winches last year and it has been outstanding. They're pretty popular and a lot of really good drivers in the comp world seem to run them. I'm not running their steering servos just because I like direct power. Shift has a good reputation. I know several guys who swear by them but I have not owned any. NSDRC has a bit of a reputation for overrating their servos. Still powerful, fast, and efficient, but the rated specs dont always match up with the folks checking them on fixtures on YouTube FWIW. I have friends that have had good luck with their servos, but I got a dud. Lasted me ~15-20 minutes at most before locking up. He shipped me a replacement quickly and hopefully I'll be giving it a real run this weekend. On the bench it definitely feels fast and very strong on 4s. I hope it does work well because y'all made my dumbass buy one of the orange versions. |
02-07-2024, 12:01 PM | #33 | |
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I'll give NSDRC a chance. He was quick to respond to questions on FB. Given the fact that they are all Chinese servos, customer service will be what wins me over. I have what looks exactly like a Reefs Triple5 in my Ultra and I am less than impressed. Now looks can be deceiving, but decide for yourself... Jato the Ultra Last edited by JatoTheRipper; 02-07-2024 at 12:04 PM. | |
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02-07-2024, 02:01 PM | #35 | |
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Reefs has been around for a while though so I guess they can't be too terrible, right? | |
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I also have a Triple 5 in one of my rigs. Ok servo without any problems, but I expected to be wowed and I wasn't. I do want to try a Reefs winch. I have heard great reviews about them. I am in need of a low profile internal, so I'll probably be getting one sooner than later. | |||
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| Re: Servo Shopping. I met him at Proline by the Fire and he wasnt very friendly. Also doesnt seem very personable in the videos I've seen him in, but I havent noticed him be a flat out a-hole like some other industry people. There are a few other companies on my do not buy list for sure.
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02-07-2024, 03:17 PM | #38 |
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| Re: Servo Shopping. What I dont like about external spool winches is the line can get tangled or hung up under the spool and jam. At least with the Reef's internal spool, that is not a concern.
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02-07-2024, 04:18 PM | #39 |
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| Re: Servo Shopping. That is the main reason why I want to try an internal. I've had line come off spools too many times when the line wasn't kept tight enough. I don't use winches a lot, but when I do I don't want to have to worry about the line. Also it looks like the internals are easier to mount without having to worry about the spool hit the axle or something else and they look like they can be mounted in tighter places.
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