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Old 05-09-2008, 06:05 AM   #1
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Hope this is not too stupid a question but:

Do you need EPAs if your servos always reach the limit of their movement before your steering locks out?

In other words - if a servo reaches it natural limit on its own , do you still need EPAs?

I'm running TP MG945s and a modded TQ3.
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Old 05-09-2008, 06:50 AM   #2
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I dont see why you would but then again, I always have to turn down the EPA's on mine a little at least. I dont want my servos to bind what so ever.
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Old 05-09-2008, 07:24 AM   #3
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In the past, I've always played with the linkage so the servo stopped just before the knuckles bound. Not a problem yet. Then again, this can be tricky, and you're probably losing a small advantage.

But I'm cheap. Then again, I do plan on adding EPAs to my TQ3 at some point.
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Old 05-09-2008, 07:32 AM   #4
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I thought about putting the EPAs on my TQ3 but then I thought, if I don't need to, why bother
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:06 AM   #5
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Since you're maxing out the servo travel before you're maxing out the c's and axles, I'd say you're fine. You may be losing a few degrees of travel, but I don't see that being a huge deal.
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:59 AM   #6
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Since you're maxing out the servo travel before you're maxing out the c's and axles, I'd say you're fine. You may be losing a few degrees of travel, but I don't see that being a huge deal.
I've got about 3mm of play after the servo maxes out - cerrtainly not enough to lose sleep over!
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