Originally Posted by
tim3716
I am not sure if this is the right subtopic to put this in. I am building a robot arm with 6 standard servos. They are hextroic cheapo servos I got from HobbyKing, and they are stuttering. I am pretty sure that this is because there is not enough power to supply them. I am only using 4 AA batteries plugged into the receiver.
Sounds like a low voltage problem. See if you can get a NiCd/ NiMh or LiFe style pack to provide the power. If that is not feasible, see if you can some larger C or D size batteries to help decrease the voltage drop while the servos are under load. Good luck.