Originally Posted by
billdelong
I don't know, Tekin makes some pretty good stuff, there's a reason why they're arguably one of the top 2 most popular brands of electronics used at the tracks in my area. It's refreshing to me to see them enter into the servo market share, though I am still tapering the classes I run, so who knows, I may eventually start to buy all luxury electronics at some point in the future. If I had enough disposable income, Tekin would be toward the top of my list of brands I would trust.
Same applies here. Tekin is my #1 most trusted brand for ESC's and motors (when used in racing applications at least, bashing is another story), they are also the brand that powers quite a lot of championship-winning cars, so you can't go wrong for sure.
However, I personally can't recommend Tekin's earlier generation RX8 ESC's. While the Gen 3 has been fantastic, I had MULTIPLE Gen 1 and Gen 2 fires, even running low gearing and batteries that were capable of more than 150% of the systems requirements. Gen 2 fires aren't as common, but A LOT of people had Gen 1's going up in smoke.
This makes me want to wait before purchasing one of their servos. If history has taught us anything, its that when a company makes something BRAND NEW, and they aren't experienced with it, it tends to suffer from issues at first. I would wait at least 3 months after release and research long-term usage reviews on the servos before buying.
Once I know that people have been running Tekin servos for a few months without issues, I will consider the purchase alongside my planned ProTek 170SBL. Hopefully someone will compare these two servos as they are in the same price bracket. That T-250 Tekin servo sure looks tasty though.