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I've had good luck with the servos I've gotten from amazon. just make sure sweep is the same and try to get same tooth(spline) count..also over 18kg id go 25kg metal gear
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My Kraton has the Savox SW1210SG and it works beautifully.
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I've great luck with the Amazon servos also.
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Yea, if you are asking me. If you are asking about the Amazon servos, most of them you find will be waterproof. But how waterproof I dunno. I have a few of the cheaper Amazon servos and they are all still going. But I don't run my trucks in water too much. Snow has never really been a problem for any of my RC's.
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I was going to say Savox as well they are waterproof. As said above by tunepipe and TNT and Wicked . Amazon has some good ones as well..the annimos I believe they are red ones and a blue one I forget Just go with a 25kg or higher also waterproof.and metal gears.. And make sure to match your splin Or just go big with powerhobby..
Savox waterproof servos are IP67 rated which is supposed to be good submerged up to 3ft underwater. Cheaper waterproof servos are gonna be more like "splash-proof" rather than waterproof.
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Love me some savox servos.. very well made and great performance.. and alot of different options..and they are at a good price to boot
Couldnt agree more.
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Tower Hobbies has some Hitek servos on sale right now I think.Do appreciate all the info… you guys are awesome.. nice to see decent people still out there
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How far upstate do you live? I'm looking for someone to bash with. I'm in Putnam County.
On a budget, the hobbystar-hcs-4521 is on sale frequently at rcjuice for $35, still a decent servo for $50:
https://www.rcjuice.com/hobbystar-hcs-4521-high-torque-digital-waterproof-crawler-servo.html
I just bought the nicest servo I've ever had, just over $100 shipped, promodeler DS505BLHV:
https://www.promodeler.com/DS505BLHV
I run the hobbystar hcs-4521 in my outcast 6s and e-revo 2.0 on 7.2V driven by a max6 esc. Even at 6V, it has decent numbers. I was running one in my maxx, but it broke. Pretty sure it was a fluke as I've had the 2 other ones in service for over a year now in larger/heavier trucks and they work just fine. I was able to repair the broken one, the shaft that holds a couple gears broke. I replaced it with a drill bit shaft and will be putting it in my kraton 6s exb roller I just got.
The promodeler servo was just a "why not" purchase. It's in my maxx4s now and I run it on 6V. It throws my backflip LP's around like they aren't even there when on carpet or grass. Very quiet, fast and smooth servo. One I'll likely buy again if I have other high demand servos die on me.
https://www.rcjuice.com/hobbystar-hcs-4521-high-torque-digital-waterproof-crawler-servo.html
I just bought the nicest servo I've ever had, just over $100 shipped, promodeler DS505BLHV:
https://www.promodeler.com/DS505BLHV
I run the hobbystar hcs-4521 in my outcast 6s and e-revo 2.0 on 7.2V driven by a max6 esc. Even at 6V, it has decent numbers. I was running one in my maxx, but it broke. Pretty sure it was a fluke as I've had the 2 other ones in service for over a year now in larger/heavier trucks and they work just fine. I was able to repair the broken one, the shaft that holds a couple gears broke. I replaced it with a drill bit shaft and will be putting it in my kraton 6s exb roller I just got.
The promodeler servo was just a "why not" purchase. It's in my maxx4s now and I run it on 6V. It throws my backflip LP's around like they aren't even there when on carpet or grass. Very quiet, fast and smooth servo. One I'll likely buy again if I have other high demand servos die on me.
