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Old 05-09-2023 | 03:24 AM
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silence360
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Also the 9imod do not like the heat. I have 4 of them that we have tested that have all gone bad in less than 2 months. Heat kills these very easily as well as most of the China servos we have tested. Especially in a Nitro buggy while running in 85 degree plus Fahrenheit weather kills these, as well as the Power HD servos real quick, and other made in China brands like the JX line. I've got 3 bad JX servos here both in brushless and coreless that went bad in 2 weeks of running them in Nitro, and in 85 degree+ Fahrenheit weather. We recently had a big international race here in our country and the weather was over 95 degrees Fahrenheit, and we easily had over 25 servos fail at this event, Futaba, SRT, Power HD, Highest to name a few. Fortunately I brought some servos in my backpack, and I was able to bail some of the racer out, but not all of them. Some had to buy servos from the shop or borrow some from there compadre. The servos could not stand the heat, the Futaba's that got roasted were literally brand new, the owner was pissed. 1 racer alone went thru 3 PowerHD servos at the event. Robert Batlle who was challenging Davide Ongaro, his Highest throttle servo failed his first lap in his A-main, and then the next day he went to practice after the event, and his Highest steering servo went next. The 9imod servos I tested did not meet the torque as advertised, they were about 8kg off from what is advertised at 7.4v, and I have tested each one we ordered prior to there failure. The ones we tested were the brushless and coreless 35KG servos, not the 25KG. If your just bashing then go for it, but for any sort of serious racing, stay away from these cheap servos, especially in a Nitro application. If you live in an area in hot weather, your asking for trouble as well. I am not saying China servos are bad, but these cheap ones are terrible in terms of longevity, and performance. You get to a point where cheap is cheap, and your pushing it when it comes to getting what you pay for. There is only soo much that can be offered at such a low price, if you expect quality parts your kidding yourself. Just wanted to share, have a good one. Just like with cell phones, there are cheap garbage Android China phones, while there are high end premium China Android phones that deliver. It is the same thing with servos, as well as many other technological goods.

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