Servo Guards
 

Are servo guards worth it or do they help to over-heat it?

How would adding an aluminum heat sink, that protects, hurt? :mrgreen:

You can make your own, I do.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/498/picture500.jpg

Good point

I think they are worth it. Unfortunately my rigs spend some time upside down, and I don't like expensive servos taking direct hits. Never noticed any overheating issues with high powered servos.

I use one on my XR10 and it has helped keep the abuse off the servo and it doesnt heat up at all. I think they are a good investment regardless.

Which one on the market do you guys recommended?

"thumbsup" Bang for your buck = Crawler Innovations Servo guard - Servo clamp - Servo mount

8) Bling for your buck = VP Incision Servo Armor

I won a Chaotic Crawlers drawing for one of these and they are the lightest I've seen.


Servo Armor Standard Size & 7980 Size
http://www.chaoticcrawlers.com/servo-standard-white.jpg

I personally think that vanquish or chaotic crawlers are the best and I have used both. They are both great though "thumbsup"

does anyone use one on a scx10 if so can u post a pic of it mounted

I use a Rowdy Racing one and fist time out with the xr got a big nic in the guard and not my 7950. I've seen a high end servo with no guard and oh my beat to hell :shock:

Here a photo of mine on my AX-10...

It's a spare steering servo guard off my T-Maxx "thumbsup"

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/s...th48/005-7.jpg

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/s...th48/007-5.jpg

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/s...th48/009-4.jpg


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Looks like ill be stealing the servo guard off the tmaxx this weekend. Been thinking that it would be cool to build a custom bent bar setup that comes off the axles. Just dont know how to make it strong enough.

Ok so I'm running a futaba 9157 servo on my xr10 an I'm looking for a guard that will fit properly. I tried the vanquish guard an non of the holes line up at all.. It seem as if my servo is a little bigger that the hightech ones. I can't find one anywhere :( . Any help would be awesome. Thanks

Re: Servo Guards
 

Look up at post #8 your servo might be the bigger 7980 shell

Re: Servo Guards
 

You might try one of these from Rowdy. He makes 'em right or left notch and they just stick on with the supplied two sided tape.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...754800x600.jpg

In the for sale section today

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/sale/...vo-guards.html


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Re: Servo Guards
 

Its a fad... Servo cases are cheap.. The only reason I would run one is to for the clamping support to the servo ears..