Savox Servos
03-03-2011 | 09:16 PM
#257
The Castle BEC will work just fine on a nitro. It's really just a switching regulator. Hook it up to a 2 cell lipo and program your output voltage using the Castle link adapter (sold separately of course). You can program the voltage in 0.1V increments. It can put out 7 amps continuously even at 12V (only 5 amps at 24V) so it should be fine even with two power hungry servos. It wasn't even getting warm with my Savox 1267.
03-03-2011 | 09:37 PM
#258
i've been running the 1267 & 1268 through my spectrum 3001 receiver & helios transmitter with spectrum pro module with LiFe 1450 rx batt for the last 3 month every 2nd day without any problems what so ever, & getting about 90 minutes runtime & recharging at about 6.2 v.
a lot of mates have the DX3S & are having lots of problems running digital servos, those that changed to the DX3R have no problems at all.
i'll change to my spectrum 3000 rx & see if there's any difference.
a lot of mates have the DX3S & are having lots of problems running digital servos, those that changed to the DX3R have no problems at all.
i'll change to my spectrum 3000 rx & see if there's any difference.
03-03-2011 | 09:50 PM
#259
how is the sr300 compared to the sr3000? any issues known with them?
has anyone with the savox servos and glitching with spektrum try their voltage regulator cap? I am going to buy one I think that's the fix!
has anyone with the savox servos and glitching with spektrum try their voltage regulator cap? I am going to buy one I think that's the fix!
Last edited by rcrevolution; 03-03-2011 at 11:05 PM.
03-04-2011 | 08:09 AM
#261
got a 1251mg for my RC10, its fast, hope it can hold on to my driving and not break. just need to get a decent Servo saver, my old tamiya saver cannot keep up to the speed. not going back to its orig position.
03-04-2011 | 12:57 PM
#262
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03-04-2011 | 04:50 PM
#263
Awesome customer support
Well I emailed Savox USA last night about my burnt out 1267 and by this morning they had responded saying that I just have to send in the dead servo and they will replace it under warranty. Bravo.
03-07-2011 | 03:41 PM
#264
I still can't find a gear set for my SC1256TG. Even Savox USA is out of stock. I love the performance of the servos but the titanium is weak and expensive to replace. The servo only has two 5 minute qualifiers on it and I guess its a paper weight now
03-07-2011 | 04:32 PM
#265
servo based, the savox require a constant higher voltage than most servo in my opinion anyway, what radio are you running? i know certian futaba rx's only reccomend 6.0v, the specktrum will handle up to 9.6v. running a futaba rx that is only rated at 6v will starve a savox servo, and will glitch and act all crazy looking for MORE POWER. on my jammin scrt10 i had to set CC BEC at 6.5v to get the savox servo to work as it should, any lower than that would cut power from receiver and servo.
I was running a spektrum 6040 (which I HEARD is the same as a savox 1258tg), and it lasted one battery and one 6 min qual before it just quit working. Took it off the track and the servo was a little warmer than I thought it oughtta be... Not stripped, but it seems something inside has just died, it doesnt try to do anything.
I am running a CC BEC @ 6.0v, and that is up from the 5.1 it comes defualt. I almost thought I may have over juiced it by taking it up to 6v, but thought that hard to believe, as thats what these things are rated at. I did notice my MMP (before I had the BEC) had the rx voltage typically around 5.5v.
I am now running a Savox1258TG - ran it for once race and it held up @ 6v. I think I'm going to assume that the spektrum servo was just a fluke. How long have you ran your savox @ 6.5v?
Running traxas radio BTW.....going to futaba 4pl soon.
03-07-2011 | 05:27 PM
#266
03-08-2011 | 01:31 AM
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