Hello, I need some help to get a servo for a Ball and beam proyect:
http://es.youtube.com/results?search...&search=Buscar

I have tried with HS-805BB because I need much torque, but it has too much looseness.

I use the servo to spin a 1 meter beam and it acquires inertia when it moves from a distant angular position.
As a consequence of this inertia, the beam bounces once achieved the desired position.

I want to cushion that bouncing as much as possible and I thought I could do it by changing to a servo:
- With metal gears instead of nylon gears.
- Of a smaller scale as smaller gears may have less looseness.
- Digital. As digital servos have more accuracy than standard ones, they should have less looseness.

Although I don’t need as much torque as I have with HS-805BB I need a strong servo.
What servo or kind of servo do you recommend me?

Thank you for the attention,
Raúl

Does the servo need to be the pivot of the beam?

I would think it could be much more precise if the beam pivoted on a bearing or bushing and the servo with an arm was attached to the beam with a link at some distance from the pivot.

This would still provide plenty of travel, but better precision and less slop.

Craig

I think the JR 8711 is the strongest standard size servo I know of, then the JR 9110t, has like 370oz/in @6v

Thank you for the answers.
Craig, you are right and in fact that is the most typical configuration for the "ball and beam", but in my case the servo is the pivot of the beam.
I have also thought in Hitec Hs-5955th because it has the best gears and same torque as HS-805bb, what do you think?
Raúl

The only high end Hitec I have is a 6965HB that came with a used car I bought here on rctech.
It has lots of torque and is very fast.
I can't feel any play in the shaft.

The smaller Hitecs don't center well at all. I only ran this one for about 10 minutes so far, but I haven't seen any centering problems so far.

Craig

Thank you for the answers.
Craig, you are right and in fact that is the most typical configuration for the "ball and beam", but in my case the servo is the pivot of the beam.
I have also thought in Hitec Hs-5955th because it has the best gears and same torque as HS-805bb, what do you think?
Raúl

Thank you for the answers.
Craig, you are right and in fact that is the most typical configuration for the "ball and beam", but in my case the servo is the pivot of the beam.
I have also thought in Hitec Hs-5955th because it has the best gears and same torque as HS-805bb, what do you think?
Raúl