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Old 12-20-2010, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by HarleyGuy
After reading the above posts I think that my measly 125 in/oz servo isn't going to cut the mustard (at least not very long)... So I have started looking for a new servo... The problem I have found now is this... I can find a servo with good Torque but the seed goes up (some) and to get good speed I give up some torque. What speed should be acceptable to me? I have seen servos with speeds from .06 to .30... What gives???

For instance the Spectrum S6030 has 278 oz-in of torque at .15 sec for ~$85 but the S6040 has 167 oz-in at .08 sec for ~$79
Typically, you want higher torque for steering applications and higher speed for throttle applications. There is a torque/speed tradeoff, but more torque is necessary to turn the wheels and more speed is necessary to have a smooth throttle input.
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