Need servos. I have know clue what to get.

[ldhuntvw]

Recently I bought a mbx-5. I'm all ready to race write after I get servos. I have never bought servos for a buggy it's my first one. I'm steeping up from 1/10 to 1/8 scale becouse I need more power. What servos do you recommend at any price range. I have a os.v-pec, ths pipe, M8 and one sweet as looking ride and all I need is servos help me out on this one.

 

[ZANDOR]

this one for steering..
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUZ90&P=ML

and this for throtle

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUZ87&P=ML

 

[kyosho138]

airtroice 357 throtle, airtroics 358 steering... it really all depends on how much you wanna spend

 

[psunitro]

Whats your budget? That will go a long way as to what servos you want. Also do you want digitals?

 

[kyosho138]

remember digitals will drain your battery faster

 

[mikeburgin]

remember digitals will drain your battery faster

run lithium and its not a problem but battery a little more exspensive, make sure the end stops are set correctly and that when the servo is in neutral position there is no pull and you dont use that much more...... digitalls also have there advantages

 

[james4302]

Check this link out.............I went with t airtronics 358's only because the 357 was out of stock.........https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24474
Booyah told me a good place to go is www.balistic batteries.com (spelling?) :smoke:

 

[bigfreak]

Here's a thread on the same topic:

https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24405

Personally, I don't think you can go wrong with the Airtronics servos there guys have mentioned (358/357). I have a 358 in my buggy and I love it.

 

[hirevn]

whats the diff in the 359 and 360?why or they so much more?

 

[ldhuntvw]

100 dollars or less a servo is all i want to spend

 

[1meathead]

keep an eye on ebay I get my air 57/58 servos for like 80-90 just got to keep looking

 

[miserable joe]

100 dollars or less a servo is all i want to spend

You have alot to choose from. Instead of telling you which servo to get I'll suggest what to look for and you decide yourself.

Throttle
Dont use a digital for your throttle. They dont like to be in the same range for too long and this could cause burnout. For torque, you want at least 85 oz's.

Steering you want a stronger servo and digital would be fine. I suggest nothing less than 124 oz. Mags say 100 typically but I/M/O I think 124 is minimum. Hi Tec has a monster out that has 188 ozs.

Yes digitals use more juice but I use a freshly charged 1200 nimh and I finish 45 min mains no problem. Though I wouldnt go for another 45 mins.

Another suggestion is to use a PlastiDip on your sevos...it will protect them and its chemical resistant.

 

[Tucker]

If I can just add to that.

A coreless servo for the throttle/brakes makes setting up your throttle return spring a breeze (you are going to run a failsafe and TRS right?). Also for throttle brake use get the quickest servo you can afford. I like the Hitec 925MG ($72.99)

For steering you also could use a quick servo. The Hitec 645MG has lots of torque, but it way too slow (slower than a bog standard servo). For non-digital try a Hitec 945MG ($72.99), for digital try a Hitec 5925MG ($89.99).

I personally would not recommend plasti-dipping a servo, it retains heat in the servo...a bad thing. It's also all too easy for water to get past the plast-dip and bath your servo!

You might not want to go with the Hitec range, but as that is the range I'm familiar with I've listed them to give you and idea of suitable speeds and torque.

For un-sealed servos (and I think all the ones I listed are splash proof) then just rebuild using a sealant around all the joints and cable entry, and some waterproof grease around the output shaft. All my servos are waterproofed this way and will work fully submerged (don't ask how I know !!! Lol).

Hope that helps.

 

[RatzoRC]

I like the JR digital servos. 8800. about 100 each,

 

[miserable joe]

I personally would not recommend plasti-dipping a servo, it retains heat in the servo...a bad thing. It's also all too easy for water to get past the plast-dip and bath your servo!

Never had a problem....

 

[ldhuntvw]

I'm going to spend a little extra money and buy the 358 airtronics sevos. Should I just use the same on for both trottle and steering.

 

[CorradoPsi]

the 357 is what i would use for throttle, its faster and still has plenty of torque.

 

[1meathead]

yes 357 throttle and 58 stearing

 

[mikeburgin]

if i were buying servos i would spend as much as you can on a good steering servo and cheap out on the throttkle and breaks, up until today i was in agreement with needing a fast throttle servo but after i fried my ko pro digital and replaced it with a futaba 3001 Lol ok laugh all you want the shop had sold out of anything that resembles quality, any way i realised that i honestly couldnt tell the difference betwwen the fast servo and the cheap pile of junk futaba that i have just put in, the difference in speed is like miliseconds and really you dont need to be that precise, no body drives full throttle full brack full throttle full break, well noone that wins does anyhow

 

[Toolman]

if i were buying servos i would spend as much as you can on a good steering servo and cheap out on the throttkle and breaks, up until today i was in agreement with needing a fast throttle servo but after i fried my ko pro digital and replaced it with a futaba 3001 Lol ok laugh all you want the shop had sold out of anything that resembles quality, any way i realised that i honestly couldnt tell the difference betwwen the fast servo and the cheap pile of junk futaba that i have just put in, the difference in speed is like miliseconds and really you dont need to be that precise, no body drives full throttle full brack full throttle full break, well noone that wins does anyhow

I have to agree, I had a Hitec HS-945MG on throttle which died on me & replaced it with the only spare servo I had HS-325HB and couldn't really tell any difference.

I run a anti lock brake & found I had to adjust this quite a bit, but once setup braking was just as good! People rekon you need a fast servo for throttle but I've not found it to make any difference & I have a very throttle blippy driving style!

On steering the opposite is true, once you try a high speed digital you'll never go back.

Tim.