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I want to know who makes the Protek 170SBL and 170TBL!
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Originally Posted by sebtarta
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I want to know who makes the Protek 170SBL and 170TBL!
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Special thanks to Matt Spencer (on FB) for having the idea of using the Web Archive to check the original version of the product page for the A80 servo to show that they originally listed it as a 1/8 servo which shows how unethical AGFRC is for removing that rating after customers starting complaining about the durability in their 1/8 cars... WITAF!
At the very least, they should offer an upgrade program to pay the difference for an A81 servo with free shipping to make things right. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025...ex.php?id=1986 https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/imag.../wol_error.gif This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 1024x699. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c07cc95f_b.jpg I don't know what the definition of "Long service life" is, but I only got 10 race days on this servo before it cooked.... I would've expected it to last at least 2 years to be considered long service life where most brands of servos in this price range offer a 1 year warranty at the very least. |
Absolute BS on the part of AGF. To change the recommendations like that is pretty slimy. At the very least they should offer a trade in/up. So far my 80 is holding up in my e-buggy, but I’m not willing to take a chance and will be replacing it. It sure won’t be with another AGF servo. Done with them. Will probably go with this:
https://www.amainhobbies.com/mks-ser...hbl550/p885130 |
https://www.facebook.com/groups/agfrcservo
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Looks like they booted you.
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Originally Posted by themountain
(Post 15745270)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/agfrcservo
I am the only one they kicked out?? Or is the page gone for good ? Going through the comments, the only banned person is Andy, if that's you, there's your answer. |
Originally Posted by RC*PHREAK
(Post 15745244)
Absolute BS on the part of AGF. To change the recommendations like that is pretty slimy. At the very least they should offer a trade in/up. So far my 80 is holding up in my e-buggy, but I’m not willing to take a chance and will be replacing it. It sure won’t be with another AGF servo. Done with them. Will probably go with this:
https://www.amainhobbies.com/mks-ser...hbl550/p885130 Not trying to throw shade at MKS but have talked to 2 different pro level drivers from TEKNO, one loves his MKS servos, the other didn't have luck and went through 2 other brands of servos before finding a brand that worked for him. Unfortunately I can't share that brand because it could be cross referenced to potentially divulge who the driver might be and they don't want any bad PR. There is speculation that the EB48 2.0 tends to be harder on servos and I'm in the middle of investigating that claim though I haven't found any hard evidence yet to suggest this is a true fact. I did post the following question on FB and got some excellent feedback: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Tekn...6648538583358/ Oh and no, SRT is not what the Pro driver switched to after MKS... I have prior experience with SRT not having a single issue after 2 years in my EB48.4 |
Originally Posted by kawasaki161
(Post 15745288)
Your link is broken, if I klick it it shows me that the page is private, if I copy it I can access it.
Going through the comments, the only banned person is Andy, if that's you, there's your answer. |
Originally Posted by Losi215
(Post 15743459)
I may be wrong, but if you look closely at the amain listings, I believe both of the ecopower servos are now full metal gears with no plastic. I have a wp120 that I got a year and a half that still works good, but it’s much “louder” and less smooth then a newer work 120 that I purchased for a serpent buggy a couple months ago. Curious, I looked it up and I’m almost positive they are full metal now which is a plus!
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So I had 2 more failures with the A80 servos at the track yesterday.
The one that has been in my SCT410.3 for nearly a year, 45 race days per my race log is having an electrical failure where the servo still operates, but it no longer returns to center, when you turn left it stays left at full lock... when you turn right it stays right at full lock... sometimes it will sort of return to center, but pathetically slow to the point where the servo is absolutely useless. While I was averaging 10 race days before total electrical failure with the A80 in my EB48 2.0, the 3rd A80 servo in this buggy had snapped a pin in the gear box after only 5 race days. I plan to pull the pin out of the other bad servo and will keep this one as my last spare AGF servo for the SCT. Some might argue that 1 year of use is reasonable, perhaps for $45 which I paid, but these are selling for $80 now and at that price I feel the servo should last around 2-3 years even though AGF has downgraded the spec on this servo from 1/8 to 1/10. Fortunately Jared Tebo had traveled to race at our track this weekend for Thornhill's 1st Series race of the season and I bought one of Tebo's CT1 servos to start testing in my EB48 2.0: https://www.shopjtp.com/product/ct1 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...021a2938_b.jpg What I learned is that while this servo is a rebrand from AGF, it's not the same inside. The quality of the internal components have been improved to handle the rigors of 1/8 racing. The case is identical to the A80, but is far better than any AGF branded servo you can get. While I am not a fan of AGF and will never buy an AGF branded servo again, I decided to support Jared Tebo and give this highly upgraded version one last shot and will update my final findings over time. It's not very often where you get the chance to buy a custom branded servo directly from the worlds #1 ranked driver in person! https://www.top25rc.com/nitro-buggy https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rct...e4471d9279.jpg Sure enough Tebo would take the win in Nitro Buggy yesterday: https://trc.liverc.com/results/?p=view_event&id=343259 https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rct...c8f1415cce.jpg Some have given me some grief that my driving skill is the cause for premature wear on these servos, and I finally have some results for a decent size turnout and lots of pro level drivers where almost the entire A Main was filled with factory drivers, I was able to qualify for the B Main in the #11 spot on the grid and finished 9th where we had an E-Main of Expert Level drivers in this class: https://trc.liverc.com/results/?p=vi...ult&id=2811629 55 entries in Expert Electric Buggy 50 entries in Sportsman Electric Buggy https://trc.liverc.com/results/?p=vi...list&id=343259 Normally the club just puts all the electric buggies together for regular club races, which would've put me 19th overall in a field of 105 electric buggies, which is what I would consider above average skill, though certainly not pro level, ha! |
just finished my 4th raceday with the A80 in my EB48 2.0. so far so good. i will say that: 1) i run it on 7.2v, and 2) it's not really a proper 1/8 track. more of a 1/10 track (no huge jumps). with that, i already bought the MKS servo. would have gone with the tebo servo for the extra $25 had i known. oh well. hopefully the MKS will be solid.
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