10-04-2011, 03:45 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sandwich
Posts: 25
| Servo Questions
Hey I'm new to the rc crawler world. Ive bought a 1/8 RTR Madtorque from Exceed last winter. Just bought it to play with and screw around on some local rocks. Recently I added 4ws to the crawler and my first run with it I cracked the plastic housing inside the servo that goes over the motor gear.(on the front) The original Servo was a crappy 9kg with metal gears. I figured it was because it was almost a year old and its stock and most stock everything is crappy. So I bought a 12kg servo with metal gears. Installed it on the front. My 3rd run on this new servo and I stripped one of the metal gears. Boooo. So I am to wonder, Is this all because they are cheap servos and I should invest in a better servo like hitec or something similar. Maybe with titanium Gears? Ive done some research and I see alot of guys run T-Pro just for the fact they are half the cost of Hitec. And I am curious why is it the front only? I havnt had any issues with the rear steering yet. I am currently running 2.8 tires with no weights and my rig is fairly light. Its a MOA Rig. Ive checked to make sure nothing was too tight, as far as my steering knuckles and tie rod / links. In case it matters, I am using a NIMH 6-Cell Battery Pack 7.2V 4000mah. So would I be better off on getting a servo with: Generic Brand Servo
Savox SC-1256TG High Torque Titanium Gear Digital Servo .15/277 This is the Savox SC-1256TG High Torque Titanium Gear Digital Servo. Specifications and Features:
How about: Hitec HS-5645MG High Torque Metal Gear Servo Specs & Features: Motor Type: 3 Pole Bearing Type: Dual Ball Bearing Speed (4.8V/6.0V): 0.23 / 0.18 Torque oz./in. (4.8V/6.0V): 143 / 168 Torque kg./cm. (4.8V/6.0V): 10.3 / 12.1 Size in Inches: 1.59 x 0.77 x 1.48 Size in Millimeters: 40.39 x 19.56 x 37.59 Weight ounces: 2.11 Weight grams: 59.82 I am leaning towards something with Titanium Gears since I stripped the metal gears out of the last one. Thanks for helping a Newb. Last edited by mudeatter; 10-24-2011 at 07:34 AM. |
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