new brand servos!!! cheap, has anyone heard good or bad...

[TwistedXT]

here are some websites that i found in RC Driver:
http://www.blue-bird-model.com
http://www.balsapr.com

they sell servos by Blue Bird, one of them that i found is the
BSM-630MG it claims to have 8O 181 oz/in at 4.8v and almost 200 at 6.0 8O volts!!! www.balsapr.com has them listed for... get this... $24.95 8O
ok... im curently running 2 HS-605BB Hitec servos on the front and together they are (supposedly) putting out 192oz/in sooo.... any thoughts on these 630MG's?

[rckjeep]

never heard of them. why is this posted in the TXT forum?

[Fishmaxx]

Originally Posted by rckjeep

why is this posted in the TXT forum?

Because his name is TwistedXT! You dummy!

[Fishmaxx]

It would be a new "Brand" of servo ..........not style. My guess is they are Chinese. Parts may be a problem. At that price I might give them a try.

[TwistedXT]

yeah at that price, ive been hovering over the idea myself but i havent even tested my steering yet... we'll see how powerfull 2HS605bb's are up front. if its weak then i guess i'll be shopping.

[sambmx]

thats an insane deal if there good , im in the market for some servos maby ill pick them up.

[Inkmaxx]

I guess that I will give these a try , for the price , if they turn out to be crap , then you arent out an arm and a leg.

[rckjeep]

Well I ordered some for my TXT. what the heck for a few bucks more than a 645MG I bought at my LSHS. I bought two,Why not.

[AFJ]

yea, please test them, if theyr durable, and work well it would be killer deal!! i think i would get 3 or even 4

[rckjeep]

can do I'll post up after I run'em. I'm dying here. I just sent back my hitecs for repair and can't drive my truck it sucks.

[badger]

Originally Posted by wheels

when do you think you would have those servos in? Want to meet up tommorw? Do a little testing?

Thats F'ed up wheels! The poor guy keeps saying how shitty it is NOT being able to drive his newly modified truck and you ask him to go tomorrow!

I hope rckjeep payed for over night delivery!

Talk about kicking him while he is down.

[rckjeep]

he's just mad cause I had to pull him up that ledge.

Unfortunately, they don't offer overnight. AHHHHH!

OK I started this post and couldn't stand it anymore. So I rooted thru my servo's I have 3 futaba S3003's one that works, in it went. I drove it a bit but it barely turns the tires. Plus if I push it it will just strip out the gears. Well it was a fix

[TwistedXT]

Anyone tried them yet, me being the brainiac that i am ended up putting a screw that was a little too long into the servo to hold the saver on and ended up thrashing the controler for the servo..... yup... that was one spendy stupid tax... soooo before i go and buy yet another HS605BB has anyone tried these blue bird ones yet? It might be cheaper to keep replacing $25 servos vs. 50 servos. thank god for ebay! :P

[rckjeep]

I'll let you know today. I just got back to work and they are here waiting to go in. It's a clear case they are wired for Jr/K rx's but it seems to have a futaba spline for the servo arm. I just need to figure out how to plug it into my futaba rx and drive it.

edit: So I have an issue. The case is deeper so the measurements are 40.5mm wide x 20mm tall x 41mm deep for comparsion a hitec 645MG us
41 x 20 x 38mm.

WHERE AM I GOING TO GET 3mm?

[AFJ]

so theyr longer?
cant you put shims so the servo will be more in the front?? i know it will be more in the harms way, but 3mm isnt alot there

[rckjeep]

I rigged it up will see how it works. I'm going to make some aluminum servo mounts that will have the spacer machined into them. I don't want to modifiy the axle housing because then my Hitec servo's won't wedge in the tightly anymore.

[rckjeep]

Well I drove it and it seems good. They are pretty strong. I didn't notice to much difference between this one and the Hitec 645MG. We'll see how long they last. I've got a comp on the 16th so well see.

EDIT: I POSTED IN THE RADIO FORUM TONIGHTS RESULTS. CHECK IT OUT. HERE'S A LINK

http://www.rccrawler.com/postx2604-0-15.html

[rckjeep]

Blue Bird servo # 2 bit the dust. I won't buy them. Yes they are cheap but killing two in two different runs. Not good.