Replacement wires or harness for servos!!!

[665_Almost_Evil]

Do hobby shops sell replacement wires or the little harness that the wires plug into. I need to find the little wire clips that plug into the receiver both the wires are bad and the clips are broken can someone help??

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

You should be able to get new servo leads from your LHS. Take the whole ride in with you so they know what ends to give you. And unless you are a decent solderer (I can't solder for squat!) you might want to ask if they will do them for you (at a price of coarse).

When you get them fixed, either use shrink tube or JR wire wrap to help protect them.

 

[FastEddy]

What,
Chris, you have a soft spot?
I see now, Nitro *IS* your only option.

The tips are difficult to put on by hand. As Chris mentioned the best option is replacing the entire wire.

In the past as a quick fix I have spliced two wire sets together in the field but its ugly and will most likely fail. Its better to do it right.

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

LOL! Yup! can't solder worth a damn!

I guess if someone took the time to show me what to use when and how to use it properly I would prob. pick it up quick. Eddy - you coming to Buffalo any time soon?

 

[RobH]

Sodering isn't hard. You just have to get the piece hot enough to accept the soder. Having not enough heat is what produces those fugly looking soder joints. Also, using a "mechanical joint" helps. You just make a U shape in both ends of the wire. Then you interlock the U shapes and the wires hold themself together while you heat them with the iron.

Anyway, back to the topic. If you can soder, you could check out radio shack for some generic connectors and wire. Even better -- if you have an old servo you don't want, cut off the leads and wire and soder them on to the good servo.

If you can't soder, take it to the LHS.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

I really vote time for a new servo if you can't already solder with confidence. If you "try to learn" and mess up it could cost you so much more than price of a new servo. can't we all agree that a good WOT smack into whatever accident costs more than your average servo? Are they Ko ProPo?

Another quick thought is to ask the manufacturer what they can do. You might be surprised and get if fixed for the cost of shipping...if their not balistic

 

[Nitroaddict]

665 - my neighbor had to replace his just yesterday! he got them at our LHS for 4.99 per 3pack. what a deal! and the only soldering u have to do, is at the connection. peice of cake.