Help selecting servo for 1/8th race buggy.

[RevToTheRedline]

So I need some servos for my MBX5R. And I'm sort of lost on selecting which ones is suitable for a 1/8th scale buggy.

I'm looking at the Hitec HS-5955TG for steering, it's got a transit time of 0.15 seconds and 333 oz of torque, and the HSC-5996TG for throttle, it's 0.10 seconds at 139oz.


Is 333oz useless torque for buggy steering servo, is 0.15 too slow? Would a steering servo with 181oz of torque and a .14 transit time be better?

Is 0.10 seconds for throttle/brake too slow?

 

[jetmechG550]

While it may be a little more than you need, IMO, you can never have too much. That servo sure seems much faster than what it's indicated at. Another thing, I run it in my 5T and use lipo packs unregulated so I'm putting the full 7.4V to and it's insane fast and has even more torque.

 

[RevToTheRedline]

You don't have to worry about the voltage hurting the servo? 7.4v Lipos peak at about 8.5v, thats a lot

 

[dubdeuce]

i ran lipos as well unregulated and it fried my jr 650 servos but they are a cheaper servo and it actually took a few months to fry them.