Good Servos?
 

Hey guys I was shopping last night and found these servos...... http://www.absolutehobbyz.com/index....a&filter_id=22

The specs look good and the price isn't that bad but I don't know why more people don't use them if they are any good.... Any one care to comment?

I was thinking for ST. or TH. in my truggy. The only thing that scares me is the Aluminum gears they say is to "save weight" but I wonder if they're strong enough to stand up?

never used them but people i know seem to like them but im not positive theres another brand that looks familiar i hear arent all that good same case i think they are called savox or somthin so if there the same i would say no plus jr is worth the extra like 20 bucks and get a 3 year warranty but jr or even spektrum

Those are made by Savox and under the Savox (125x) brand they are much cheaper. Also the Align DS610 and DS620 are the same servo's for a much better price than Orion.

And yes, they are good, I do use them to.

Ace/XP/Team Associated DS1313 for throttle, and Ace/XP/TA DS1015 for steering. Great servos at a great price.

Where?
 

I'm sorry I'm pretty new and still figuring this stuff out..... All the people I know all run Hitec so I don't know about the JR or the Savox/Align brands. Where do I find/order those brands at? I don't see them on absolute, a-main, or discountrc...

Sorry didn't see your comment jwm till now. My buddy has a 1313 in his buggy that seems to work well wheres the best place you've found them priced?

Just buy a Hitec and be done with it.;)

You see em for sale here in the buy/sell threads. I bought my 1015 on ebay, for about $80 shipped, brand new in the box. The 1313 i have i bought used for about $55 shipped on here. 2 rock solid servos for the price of one hitech, thats my idea of a good deal. When searching ebay use "ds1313" "ds1015" "ace 1015" "ace 1313".

Where do you buy your Hitec's Jammin? I've never found them for under a bill but I hear other people who have found better prices on them. I guess the biggest question for me now is. Where is the best place (price wise) to find good servos?

I know this hobby is expensive but I love it even tho I'm not rich or sponsored so I keep trying to race on a budget. Sometimes I have to sit out a weekend or 2... Any info is greatly appreciated!

Thanks for that jwm I'll look on eBay!

racing on a "budget" means do everything the first time around correctly so you dont waste money buying things over and over (do it once and be done) :) thats teh way I put it anyways lol...I have been a futaba nut swinger for as long as I can remember until recently when they started poping left and right...(s9351,bls451,bls351) so I said f-it and bought the new hitec high voltage 7940's and 7950's...havent had a issue since but its only been a short while. can not wait until I can get a new HV 7945....

They have alum gear or gears and that's no good for 1/8 scale. Hitec makes the best servo. If you can't swing the 7950 then look for a deal on 7955's. Then no dnf's from servo issues. Man I hate dnf's.

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and I get mine off ebay.

and not to mention if and when you blow a Hitec servo, they have great customer service and offer a warranty for their servos, just send it back and they will rebuild it, or send you a new one for cheaper than buying a new one.

We sell Savox (and several other brand as well, HiTec, Airtronics) and have had GREAT success with them, I think their specs are underrated speedwise, they are faast!
http://racemugen.com/catalog/index.p...acturers_id=41

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do NOT run the Orion servos! they are junk and will burn out faster than you know it. one guy bought 5 of them for throttle and burnt all 5 out in one weekend! no joke. he slapped in an 30 dollor hitec and ran it for a month before switching to something stronger. i have yet to see a Orion last more than to race days :nod:

Someone that burns up 5 throttle servos in a weekend definitely has some issues with linkage/EPA setup.

So far so good on the ultra torque Orion servo for about 3-4 weekends of running.

This might help...Hitec Servo Sale

True, the Savox/Orion/Align servo's are sensitive when they are blocked, setting the right endpoint is very important as with all digital servo's.

Definately setup issues there.. I have been running dual 1409's in my Hyper 9 for 5months and there holding up fine.. I have a few friends that have been running them for almost a year and they're doing awsome as well..also they're cheaper at Amain Hobbies I believe...

Nice!
 

Good feedback thanks fellas and nice deals there Arco I need to add that to my favorites I'm still looking for good sites to shop from. Until last night A-main and Tower was all I really knew.
1 more thing not to shoot down anybodys suggestions but has anyone used the relabled CS-170 from Hobbico. I hear its as good as the Hitec and is advertised as Titanium geared.

Anyone used these? If so are they a good alternative?

Oh and t8rtot.... who makes the 1409's and where did you buy yours?

Im just gona add that those Orion servos are not up to the task AT ALL!! I got one that stripped 2 sets of gears within a gallon and another that just burned out completely. Not to mention the Team Orion customer service (or lack there of) wanted nothing to do with helping out with what where pretty much brand new servos. Go with a well know servos like JR, Futaba, Ace, or Hitec. I may have missed something but the OP who stated racing on a budget is buying everything right the first time around is right.

Agreed. :nod:

Hitec servos are the best servos.

Do yourself a favor and buy Hitec. If you want go cheap, get the 985's. Under $60 bucks. I don't think you can beat that deal. :)

Hello...since your fairly new to the hobby, just get a couple of Hitec 7955's off Ebay and then that's just one less thing to worry about. If your set-up EPA's are correct they will not fail for a long,long time.(if ever) And you can find them for less than a 100$ a piece. Do it right now.... and it will save $ in the long run. Also I would go with the Hitec over the Hobbico because you get the Hitec warrenty.

I love this guy !


Anyways this is a good price right here !!!! I paid like 240 on ebay.
http://www.overdriverc.com/proddetail.php?prod=HRC4050S


Those servos wont hold you back and the warranty is great. I use them and i like them better then the JRs i had before. HV is the way to go.

Awesome thanks for the input! It's saying my thread was "moved" for some reason. Maybe I don't know the rules but this seems to be on subject with Nitro offroad if I did something wrong I'm sorry. Where should this have been?

Nvm I see where it went. And I see how that applys its just nice to find it all here. I don't even look at the other Forums and I asked it here cuz I wanted the Nitro offroad guys answers. I'm afraid I'll get answers from people that don't know the rigors of 1/8 offroad on another thread.... =(

You love anything that smells like bubble gum! :lol:

Enough said

I am representing savox locally, and I have yet to have one single customer come back to me with a broken servo.

No gears or electronic issues at all.

Make sure you get Savox and not a one that is based on savox.

20KG on the steering is more then enough.
Most servo failures are due to incorrect user input, either the EPA is set way off or the the linkages are not proportionality mounted.

I've yet to have any problems with ace/xp servos as well. They are rock solid and are underrated as far as torque is concerned. For the price its hard to beat them. Hitecs are great servos, but if you can't afford the $150 for a decent servo price tag then ace/xp is a great alternative. There are tons of people here who use them and is evident by the fact they usually last less than a day on the buy/sell threads. And the fact you can buy a good used one for around $50-60 shipped adds to the overall value of them.