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Bobby Z 04-15-2011 07:19 AM


Originally Posted by td-civ (Post 8967427)
it dose not matter what cap you use no servo will ever come close to the 4700uf mas theyu use is about 1100uf and about 7.5 volt at spike so your fine to use any of thm as they all do the same job.

i use spektrum cap because there cheap all i run in my rc is savox servo's and spektrum cap's even if it dont need it

Good to know! I installed the Novak cap last night as it was all the hobby shop had. I didn't notice any delays or loss of steering during my heats or mains last night. It must have been good as my 22 is now 2 for 2 in A-main wins!! :)

Bobby Z 04-15-2011 07:23 AM


Originally Posted by Banshee8530 (Post 8966117)
A larger capacitor USUALLY means larger capacitance because there is more dielectric material present. I'm not sure of the numbers for any of them but if the Novak is larger it should offer greater charge storage than the spektrum which can only help. The 10V is a max voltage rating, I believe, and Spektrum uses this because some of their Rx's are rated at 9V. The Novak may have a smaller V rating, but should still offer large Capacitance(uF).

Anyone elses input would be appreciated because I am by no means an Electrical engineer.

P.S.- Do you have your radio's EPA adjusted properly so you are not binding at steering end-points? Just curious if that might be causing the increased draw.

Thanks for the input. Yes my steering inputs are all adjsuted. I have been in the hobby for 25+ years but just got back into 1/10th scale again. I ran a B4 briefly in 2009 and 2010 and then was running micros from October to February. Got borred with them and sold them all to get my TLR 22.

As stated below I ran the Novak capacitor last night and the car didn't loose connection to my radio during any of races.

Bob

Banshee8530 04-15-2011 07:56 AM

Glad it worked for you. Congrats on your wins!

Franchize04 04-17-2011 09:48 AM

Yesterday at a race I had a fuel line break and got fuel all over my 1256's. later on during the main my throttle servo completely stopped working. I wake up today and try the servo and its working fine. Anybody else ever have an experience like this? My servo might be okay now that its dry.

losi_racer 04-17-2011 10:00 AM


Originally Posted by Banshee8530 (Post 8966854)
Savox Servos have a 1 year warranty on them with the typical disclaimers like abuse, misuse, etc. They have a USA office so it should be aquick turn around, but like I said I don't have any experience using it. That's gotta say something about the quality.

also if your servo is in that one year warranty you can take your servo to the place you bought it and they are supposed to swap it out with a new one if something is wrong with it.

krash'um 04-19-2011 09:16 PM


Originally Posted by losi_racer (Post 8977606)
also if your servo is in that one year warranty you can take your servo to the place you bought it and they are supposed to swap it out with a new one if something is wrong with it.

This is great info, a buddy was at our LHS... someone brought in a 1258tg and a 1268hv because it was glitching in his SC10 and the shop owner offered them for $40 a piece, got a killer deal. :nod::nod::nod:

slow_jun 04-20-2011 04:01 AM

good thing mine (1251MG) is not having the glitchy problem as others are experiencing, but its loud. hahaha.....

RCaddict0 04-20-2011 07:27 PM

I like my one Savox. It does have a few wierd quarks thou. Its buzzing almost constantly and for some reason if I go in reverse at a decent speed and turn the wheel it starts turning irraticly side to side. Kinda makes the front fish tale and loses control. But thats not that much of an issue. I dont do high speed bacwards turns often. But the buzzing/humming noise drives nme crazy. But its a SC1258TG and has alot of torque and speed and centers perfectly. All and all its a great servo. Any ideas with the buzzing? Im running it with a Blitz with a Mamba Max (original 2s/3s one), TRX 3500kv and FlySky 2.4 radio. No other servo in this set up does this. Only the Savox.

hussel7 04-22-2011 04:19 AM

I have the low profile savox servo. I have had not problems with it at all. The tech support and service when I went to purchase it was excellent. Definately going to be trying more of their stuff!

krash'um 04-22-2011 07:50 PM

Been running the 1257tg and 1258tg in my TLR 8b 2.0 for about 2 months now and I love them, now I'm trying out a 1256tg in my 8t 2.0 and so far so good I'm gonna save my new Hitec 7950th for now, I can live with the noise that it makes my o.s. engines drowns them out. :nod::lol::tire:

bigmatt 04-23-2011 01:55 PM

Is any one using life-pro batteries? If so what type? I am using 1257's. I would like to get away from lipo but am worried life packs will not hold up to the power demands of the 2 servo's. Any input? Reason for leaving lipo,had rx lipo catch fire in the car.

PorTX 04-24-2011 05:26 PM

Running a SC-1256TG in a 1/8 buggy on 4s, do you need a BEC or any type of capacitor?

J.Whiting 04-24-2011 05:34 PM


Originally Posted by PorTX (Post 9012651)
Running a SC-1256TG in a 1/8 buggy on 4s, do you need a BEC or any type of capacitor?

yes i run a bec on my e-buggy with a tekin rx8 and a 1900kv motor..

PorTX 04-24-2011 05:42 PM


Originally Posted by J.Whiting (Post 9012691)
yes i run a bec on my e-buggy with a tekin rx8 and a 1900kv motor..

Being a newbie to all this, what do I need? I am guessing it stops the buzzing/humming noise from the servo? What happens if you don't run a BEC with this servo/RX8/1900?

J.Whiting 04-24-2011 05:49 PM


Originally Posted by PorTX (Post 9012734)
Being a newbie to all this, what do I need? I am guessing it stops the buzzing/humming noise from the servo? What happens if you don't run a BEC with this servo/RX8/1900?

what i have found it the savox servos cause a glitch, which in turns shuts down the receiver ( like going into fail safe ) for 2-3 seconds and then you can take off agian like normal.. the speedo bec's are only 3 amps. the castle bec is 10amps and 4.5-9.5 volts.. might be off a tick on the #'s but they are close off the top of my head.. i run the bec at 6.6 volts as a life receiver pack would put out for voltage.. then when i drive me nitro car and race the e-buggy right after it the steering is the same speed.. hope this helps you out.. jeremy


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