Originally Posted by
w_dupree
Has anyone noticed the whole servo mount/radio tray flexes when turning under load? Mine flexes a lot , if I hold the wheels and turn the tray flexes quite a bit. If anyone has fixed that what did you do? Yes the three screws hold it in are tight.
Thanks.
I've noticed the same thing and yes, my radio tray and servo are fastened down completely.
First, have you adjusted your endpoints (EPA) of your steering channel, on your radio? That can also be the major player in why you're having so much 'flex' in your radio tray. Because any extra steering throw from your servo horn, once the steering linkage/wheels is already at max angle, your servo saver should soak up any remaining steering throw, if you have your EPA adjusted accordingly. In fact, if your EPA is set correctly, your servo saver shouldn't engage at max left or max right. It should just barely start to.
From what I've seen at a few recent big events, some of the factory drivers have an upgraded or what I can tell as an aluminum and plastic radio tray, with either aluminum bracing or full aluminum in some parts of the tray assembly. More where the servo is attached at. And supposedly this is supposed to be an option part they're working on releasing sometime this next month or so (May).
I'm also working on one myself. It'll be out of machined aluminum and 2.5mm graphite. It'll change the layout of the servo, ESC, and RX by just a little bit, but offer greater strength to the mounting of the servo, as well as provide a little more room for your ESC, RX, and transponder mounting.
I'll post pictures once I've got something tangible. Lol, I work 60+ hrs a week, and often bring work home with me to finish, so my schedule is a little hectic. Hopefully Serpent will have theirs available before I have mine ready
Cheers!