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Old 11-18-2008 | 02:56 PM
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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.
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Old 11-18-2008 | 03:49 PM
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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
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Old 11-18-2008 | 06:33 PM
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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.
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Old 11-18-2008 | 07:49 PM
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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.
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Old 11-18-2008 | 08:29 PM
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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
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Old 11-18-2008 | 08:49 PM
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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.
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Old 11-19-2008 | 03:39 AM
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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.
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Old 11-19-2008 | 08:02 AM
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SHould be perfect like mentioned above:

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

Plenty of torque by far and fast @ .10.


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Old 11-19-2008 | 09:50 AM
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do you know if they ship internationally.
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Old 11-20-2008 | 05:21 AM
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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 ?
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Old 11-20-2008 | 08:39 PM
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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.
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