Affordable Servo?
 

Ok, so i've been reading that the stock Wraith servo isn't very good, so...what is a good affordable servo....mainly for light crawling, and trail....oh, and I'd like to have one that is waterproof.

I've looked at some of them and $100+ is a lil steep....my wife keeps me on a tight budget when it comes to my hobbies...lol

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Keep reading and you'll find out that the Wraith platform, with it's large tires, spooled diffs, and no servo saver is very hard on servos.

If you cheap out on a servo, you will continue to have to buy cheap servos. If you buy one good servo, that is truly affordable as time goes on.

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yeah, I age with you...I guess it's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission huh...lol

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Solar d772 servo, runs about $40. I havent had any issues with mine, descent torque. I also have a savox sa1230 which has 500 oz of torque, runs about $80. Although the solar isnt bad its well worth the investment to get a good servo but everyone has a budget

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m7990th

Just buy it and be done. I just pulled my 7954sh (408 oz/in) and installed this beast (611oz/in) and I don't have any trouble now lol.

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Just keep saving up & get a nice servo & be done with it, worth the investment."thumbsup"
That is one thing that is 1st to go when I buy a RTR they keep the cost down by providing the minimal amount of torque just turn the wheels while moving.

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I picked up a hitec TG servo thinking I needed something VERY powerful...only to end up using that servo for the rudder of my 55cc Extra 330SC from redwingRC. So instead, I went with the Hitec 7985MG servo and it's been working great! I don't think it requires the extra BEC as the stock Mamba Monster 2 ESC seems to be handling it pretty well on 4S and 6S operation. Although I've only been able to run the truck for a total of 5 minutes up until this point so mileage may vary. :)

TowerHobbies.com | Hitec HS-7985MG Digital High-Torque Metal Gear Servo

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Why would you spend $80 to have less torque than the stocker? You could've got the 7954sh for the same price.

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Yeah I dont understand that either.

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Solar servo

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Put some aluminum wheels and sticky tires on it. Do the front battery mod and see how far a cheap servo gets you. My 7954 wouldn't turn the wheels lock to lock at a stand still. It got hot crawling rocks and just didn't perform. Do some laundry and rub her feet then go buy a big servo that will support future mods.

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Solar d772 is a great servo and is $23 on amazon im rather happy with its performance and power specially at its price point however. If u can find a holmes servo that's ur best bang for the buck

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Savox SA 1230SG Monster Torque Coreless Steel Gear Digital Servo Glitch Buster | eBay

I just put one of these in my Wraith. Battery forward, sticky tires and aluminum wheels and it works really good. I've since turned my bec up to 6 volts, so I'm thinking it's going to steer even gooder next time out "thumbsup"

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If a 7954 wouldn't turn you wheels lock to lock at a stand still then something is wrong. Just sayin'

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I talked to Hitec and they told me straight up it wasn't big enough. The support guy I talked to said he had the same issue and went to the 7990th and the problems were gone. He was correct about that. After I installed mine I have 0 steering issues.

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So someone at Hitec recommended that you buy a more expensive servo? That's a shocker....

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X2 -- I have been using a 7954 in my Wraith for 3+ years now without any issues. If the setup is correct it works great.

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I'm gonna look into the Solar servo...shoot, it says it puts out over 300oz of torque

here is my next question...how do you waterproof a servo....or can that even be done?

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Here is a link to a good video of how to waterproof a servo. Remember nothing is perfect is but it does help. Probably would be a good idea to try it out on a junk servo if you have one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu4muQWNwxM

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The guy at Hitec is wrong, tech support guys/gals are not all geniuses and sometimes their opinion gets in the way of fact. If you were overheating a 400+ oz-in servo something is wrong with the steering/linkage, transmitter settings, BEC and/or the servo. There are too may 2.2" Wraiths out there running weaker servos without heating issues. Your problem went away because the extra 200 oz-in is hiding the real issue.