Servo Shopping
 

I would like some advice on shopping for a good servo. I have a standard one but I would like to upgrade to a digital servo. I would appreciate advice on any advantages of upgrading and also on which one would be a good one to buy. I have a tc4 electric touring car.

I would go with the z9100s from jr they r great servos and really fast for cars and i think they come with a 3year warrnty 2:nod:

The JR 9100 servos are great servos, but a bit large for most electric TC's. Get a Futaba S9551. If you want a JR for a TC, then get a DS9411.

Size matters when trying to fit a servo into a TC. Most are cramped and the smaller "mid size" servos I have listed above will fit much easier.

If you ever move to Nitro stuff, the 9100 series are awesome.

First of all thank you both for replying. Where can I get the JR 9100 servos and what are the advantages of putting on a digital servo. I see the Futaba servo drains a lot of current.

Havin a digital will give you a a lot more speed and torque and most digital servos have metal gears as the cheper ones will have plastic and there speed and torque will be a lot lower. some digital servos now even come with brushless motors in them. If you want the jr z9100s horrizon hobbys has them

id say the futaba 9452, i got one and its great. also a 9551 is great too, its very short if you look into it.

Actually I am looking at the Futaba servos the JRs look a little expensive. I am just a little worried about the high current drain.

SHould be perfect like mentioned above:

http://www.carolinasrc.com/Webstore/...idproduct=5118

Plenty of torque by far and fast @ .10.


They sent me this in a email. If your looking to get one before the 30th if this month you can use this code and get it for a great price plus free shipping.

Order Amount: Discount: Discount Code:
$0 - 99.99 5% RCNOV85P
$100.00 + 10% RCNOV810P

do you know if they ship internationally.

Can someone please advise me if a pair of Hitec HS-645MG will do a decent job in a 1/8 buggy, or should I be looking at something a bit faster/stronger.. such as the HS-5645MG ?

No, don't use the 645. The three core motor will crap out on you. I can't speak for the digital versions of that servo, but 1/8 buggy is demanding on the servos. You should expect to spend $80-$120 for each servo in that class if you are buying new servos.