for the servos in question, are you using that tekin clamping horn? I was told recently that the horn can cause some of that issue due to how far down it can sit on the spline.

Yes the servo horn dragging slight on the top of the case would be my first guess. Otherwise may just be minor differences in the gears or even amount of grease on them that can give slight differences in resistance. Does not sound like any of them have significant resistance like most servos have.

no, I am not using the tekin horns, they wouldnt fit correctly with the steering geometry of the vehicles I have them in, they were either too long, not long enough, or stuck out too much.

none of the horns are dragging at all, they move free and clear.
and correct, there is not significant resistance like most servos.
They stiffen right up when powered on, so I wasnt really worried about it, I more or less just wanted to see if this was normal or something I needed to look in to.
I love these servos, they are quiet, smooth, fast, strong, and look great, and I havent even messed with the programming yet.
I like them so much I had to get two more off the exchange just now. hah. prob have to sell the MKS and KO RSX servos now. lol

Are these servos available anywhere in Europe with good support?
i've looked around and can't find them anywhere. Specifically looking for the 1/8 servos.
Thanks.

In the UK our distributor is DMS/Xfactory. Heoco is in Austria and handles many of the EU countries.

Unfortunately not very many places in EU, but we do have some dealers in a few places and some do appear to buy from somewhere and offer them. We prefer people to support dealers where they can get support, but always available online of course.

T250 or T300 are Specifically what we offer for Buggies and Truggies. The T250 is a little faster and what we prefer. Being EU I assume buggie is what you are looking for.

Life span
 

What has been the typical life span of these servos. Tired of changing other brand t out just after the year warranty. So I'm gonna change brand.... also warrant state one years but since you can see the life spans of the servor does that also play a rule in the warranty.

to be fair you should be using new servos every season and keeping others as backup just like engines...

i've been on thin ice, same savox servos for 3 years, just change the gear sets every so often

I have been on savox but my problem not the gears it something in the boards that go out. I have older sevor than savox that still tick in my helicopters just fine. Which is why I'm switching have not lost a single gear in the savox but just something like a cap goes out on the boardm It either I try these out or I go back to futaba s bus. Also savox warranty is kinda up in the air. They really stand by the date of purchase dont matter if it sat in the box for a year or not. Lesson learned there.

Does anyone actually do this? I'm not sponsored and can't be spending thousands on new servos each year!

to be honest with you I doubt it any does unless there a problem. I race here and there I took a 5 year break just to come back into the hobby of rc racing with cars. Track by me open and close so it never steady. For me. I just lost a brand new 2274 savox tried talking them about and they said I'm out of luck in a nice way since it of the purchase date sat in a box for 5 years it though as a brand new back up. But it last about 20 hours in a sc 10 2wd factory team sct from like 2010. If your worried about the money by hitech I have had swap them being over 5 years old no question but you will need plenty of back up unless they improved since the last time I used them. They carry a 3 year warranty.

I ordered my servos the instant they were available and they are all going strong. I have two T-180 shorty servos in 2wd and 4wd 1/10 buggy, a T-190 currently in a 1/10 truggy that has also been used in 1/8 buggy in a pinch, and a pair of T-250/300 servos in 8th scale. I've never had a shorty servo last this long in 4wd buggy as they usually strip a gear within 1-2 years. Still as precise feeling as the day I got them and I can say that because I got a fresh T-180 just a few months ago for my daughters buggy and it felt identical.

I've only ever known a few people who do this, but they are especially hard on equipment and have cash to burn. They build fresh cars every season with electronics to match and sell their old rig as an RTR. My last batch of servos lasted me 6+ years and I only gave up on them because spare gears were scarce and going for $50+ on eBay.

but we're all happy spending 4 digits a year in cars and engines.
I would think people sold the old ones and recovered a good chunk of it they dont lose as much value as cars/engines - when i raced all the time i used to do that in 1/8, $90-140 per servo and recover $50 each is not bad... and is better than issues or worse.. a DNF, just a reminder whats pulling the throttle on that $500 engine, if a gear set breaks and locks up at WOT thats the engine gone to.

Maybe for nitro it makes sense to always have a fresh throttle servo, but the vast majority of racing these days is electric. Currently my ESCs range from 3-6 years old, motors are 2-6 years old, servos are the freshest at 2, and chassis are 2-4 years old. This is for 2wd buggy, 4wd buggy, 1/8th buggy, and 1/10th truggy.

[QUOTE=MonsterJuice;15581086]but we're all happy spending 4 digits a year in cars and engines.
I would think people sold the old ones and recovered a good chunk of it they dont lose as much value as cars/engines - when i raced all the time i used to do that in 1/8, $90-140 per servo and recover $50 each is not bad... and is better than issues or worse.. a DNF, just a reminder whats pulling the throttle on that $500 engine, if a gear set breaks and locks up at WOT thats the engine gone

While your idea is not bad at all on budget sevor. or racing on a pro level. But I also think if swapping them out that much it telling you to upgrade to better brand. Granted I had like 20 savox and lost about 5 between me and the kid and wife in all my cars between 4 buggy 2 sct and 1 monster truck and 1 truggy In a 3 year period. I just do not think savox are up to par it seem there hv line has some kind of cap problem in the board. I have 1258 lasting long than the hv line does on 7.4. Which is why I am now here asking about these cause these are half the cost of the s bus I use in my helicopters and planes. I would never use a savox in a helicopter or even a trainer plan. I'm sure these will last any semi local club more than a year just wanted to see if anyone made it that far yet with out the savox jitters.