I stripped out the stock servo in the evader and bought a new one. The new one has less teeth (A), whereas the stock is a (F). How do I get the servo to fit the servo arm? or does the servo saver replace the servo arm, attaching directly to the servo?
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I haven't been doing nitro very long, but I have replaced a servo already simply for reasons of higher torque.
The HiTec servos come with a variety of horns you can install. I chose the cross-style horn, dremeled off three of the four wings and had to drill out the hole for the turnbuckle link.
The ProLine servo saver for the Maxx looks like this:
This kit doesn't include the skidplate, of course, or the turnbuckle ends.
If your evader had a round servo horn that also functioned as a servo saver, you may need to pick one up like the one pictured above.
The HiTec servos come with a variety of horns you can install. I chose the cross-style horn, dremeled off three of the four wings and had to drill out the hole for the turnbuckle link.
The ProLine servo saver for the Maxx looks like this:
This kit doesn't include the skidplate, of course, or the turnbuckle ends.
If your evader had a round servo horn that also functioned as a servo saver, you may need to pick one up like the one pictured above.
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still, trouble attaching servo
The servo I got has 3 different servo horns, but they are all shorter than the stock evader horn. Is it going to effect steering much if the horn is shorter?
Also, the horns that came with the servo are about half the thickness of plastic as the stock steering servo arm; how's the durability?
The servo I got has 3 different servo horns, but they are all shorter than the stock evader horn. Is it going to effect steering much if the horn is shorter?
Also, the horns that came with the servo are about half the thickness of plastic as the stock steering servo arm; how's the durability?
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hmmm... I'm wondering if the evader has an unusally long servo horn or your servo package was "short" on horn options. (ha ha... booooo!)
How much shorter is it? A shorter arm will apply more torque to the steering but less travel. You might install the longest one they have and see how tight your turn radius is in both directions.
It's possible that the stock servo arm ran to the steering stops in both directions and that extra travel at each end was absorbed by the servo saver. If that's the case you may not notice a difference. I'm not familiar with the Evader and this is entirely speculation.
A servo with a longer arm would require a higher torque rating than one with a shorter arm, assuming the design load is the same between the two.
Is your replacement servo at least equally or more powerful than the stock one?
How much shorter is it? A shorter arm will apply more torque to the steering but less travel. You might install the longest one they have and see how tight your turn radius is in both directions.
It's possible that the stock servo arm ran to the steering stops in both directions and that extra travel at each end was absorbed by the servo saver. If that's the case you may not notice a difference. I'm not familiar with the Evader and this is entirely speculation.
A servo with a longer arm would require a higher torque rating than one with a shorter arm, assuming the design load is the same between the two.
Is your replacement servo at least equally or more powerful than the stock one?
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