Originally Posted by
tex1
Absolutely stay away from the Airtronics servos. They are very sub par to what you can get else where. If anyone debates this then I post some great pictures. Run the Futaba, Ace, KO or JR high end digital servos with coreless motors and you will be much more bullet proof.
Agreed. I've seen more airtronics servos fail than any others (in the 8ight and in other vehicles, unrelated to the throttle endpoint issue).
Also, I would NOT recommend a JR servo for throttle, simply because JR servos sit higher than others (their eyelets are lower on the servo case) and the arm and brake linkage will rub the body. It's more likely to cause aesthetic issues (who wants to see a scratched paint job and a body that bends up and down) but any extra force on the servo IS extra force on the servo, and eventually may make a difference in performance (particularly if it's a cheaper one).