General Servo Information
 

I apologize if there is already a thread for this, but I didn't come across one when I did a search.

Is there a post with general servo information? Something that lists the difference between a high speed and high torque servo. What are the recommended applications for each type. What are the average or minimum specs one should look for?

Something that will help guide someone just starting out or looking to upgrade their current servo.

I was running in the local novice class and have just recently moved up to VTA and F1.

high speed for 1/10 and 1/12 scale pan car road racing.. very fast left and right turns.

high torque for 1/10 scale Truck... twice as heavy then pan cars..

my opinion.

Futaba has this servo guide here: https://www.futabarc.com/servos/servo-wizard.php

What I would reccomend for On road VTA or F1 would to be a servo with a speed of at least .12, and torque more than 75ish.

I've attended a couple race clinic's hosted by pros and the general consensus is a servo speed between 0.08 to 0.12 s/60°, it helps to have a computer radio which supports steering speed adjustment as well as exponential rates. In case you buy a servo that is too fast, then you can slow it down for your needs.

Torque is pretty much irrelevant for on-road cars, any modern name brand metal gear servo should do fine. I've even had luck with some off brand servos. Before selecting a brand, I would make sure you can easily find replacement gears just in case.