650oz Promodeler Servo?

[Ditchrat]

John,

I am currently running two of your servos in my rigs and have nothing but great things to say about them. You do what you have to do to run your business, and as long as you have a product that over lapse my needs I'll keep being a customer.

The only thing I would ask is that you get a scale sticker sheet made. We all like to put stickers on our rigs, parts boxes, ect. Plus it's good free advertising for you."thumbsup"

 

[WHITE-TRASH]

I once looked at making a 650oz-in servo, I even created the part number but getting a suitable brushless motor for that purpose isn't easy, and opting for a coreless motor is not my style (especially for my top of the line product). In any case, the principal factor against making it right now is market size and sales. Basically, I sell fewer of my 420oz servos than any other in the line up, and in fact, I make significantly less money on them (and FWIW, I really should be getting more like 100 bucks a pop for them). Anyway, like I said, I once looked at making a 650 but my costs were going to be about 115 bucks, which meant selling them for about $150 servo . . . and guess what? A higher priced servo means fewer sales and since I already have an issue with sale resistance with an $80 servo, that would be even worse. Conversely, smaller servos in the $25-40 range sell like crazy so like in all things, just follow the money! Look, I'm very sorry this page link was live, but thanks to you I've realized it and just killed it off. It's unfortunate because the tin foil hat type will insist it's coming but I'm telling you straight up the smaller servos are where I have to focus because servos aren't a hobby for me, and as a business decision, the smaller servos are where I have to spend my time right now.

It might sound odd but I bet if you bumped the price of the V4 up to $100 it would sell more units. It is a good servo but people attach price to quality. It's silly, I know but perception as they say is everything.

I'd take a V4 over any other servo in the $50-125 range with similar specs because I've used it and I know it is good. You sell less V4 than micro servos simply due to your current target market. Your name is not out there with crawlers or scalers and they are the ones to buy a bigger oz servo vs the few giant scale airplane guys.

 

[snapon boy]

Agreed once your product is out there the scaler and crawler crowd should be a big help to your company.

149 r/c worx's Team Driver

 

[mikemcE]

White Trash is dead on, I love my 420 because it is noticeably better than my $100.00 Hitech. For my $80. It is a no brainer still at $100.00. Because it is that good , quiet and strong, I love mine !


Hang up and Drive

 

[Solitaire]

Yep, as far as I can see, Promodeler is leaving money on the table with this servo. The target servo at this point for crawlers is still the Hitec HS7950 which sells for $119 (ServoCity) despite it's dumb plastic case. With an alum case and similar torque, the Promodeler should be at a minimum $100.

 

[redemon]

I once looked at making a 650oz-in servo, I even created the part number but getting a suitable brushless motor for that purpose isn't easy, and opting for a coreless motor is not my style (especially for my top of the line product). In any case, the principal factor against making it right now is market size and sales. Basically, I sell fewer of my 420oz servos than any other in the line up, and in fact, I make significantly less money on them (and FWIW, I really should be getting more like 100 bucks a pop for them). Anyway, like I said, I once looked at making a 650 but my costs were going to be about 115 bucks, which meant selling them for about $150 servo . . . and guess what? A higher priced servo means fewer sales and since I already have an issue with sale resistance with an $80 servo, that would be even worse. Conversely, smaller servos in the $25-40 range sell like crazy so like in all things, just follow the money! Look, I'm very sorry this page link was live, but thanks to you I've realized it and just killed it off. It's unfortunate because the tin foil hat type will insist it's coming but I'm telling you straight up the smaller servos are where I have to focus because servos aren't a hobby for me, and as a business decision, the smaller servos are where I have to spend my time right now.

John, any chance you know when the 420 will be back in stock?
G/F was going to get me one for Christmas.