Traxxas Servos

[Ben Willis]

I've been thinking about upgrading from double A's in my receivers to using rechargeable and found some massively discounted rx lipo packs on amazon. I would be mainly looking at using it in my Traxxas Slayer Pro and i was wondering if the stock 2075 and 2056 servos can handle the 7.4 volts produced by the packs. I can't seem to find anything on the internet about the max voltage... I'm currently saving up for a Spektrum DX4S and I know those receivers can take the extra voltage, so i just need to know about the servos

Thanks
Ben

 

[hamz9561]

Usually the stock servos will work fine on the 6 volt packs. Most stock servos won't be able to handle the 7.4 volts of a 2s LiPo. In order to handle the higher voltage you'll either have to go with a voltage regulator or with high voltage servos from another manufacturer such as Savox or HiTec.

 

[hotrodrob]

Agreed with hamz

 

[Greywolf74]

plus you're not taking into account that fully charged it will actually be putting out 8.4V instead of 7.4V nominal rating of the pack. if you're gonna use a lipo its best to use a BEC of some sort. otherwise use a 6V NiXX pack or a 2S LiFe.