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Old 03-21-2009, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by TTR:EB4
i also noticed the servo felt quite hot, and the engine was only idling, and it was getting at a fairly high temp too, so would the heat from engine get to the servo? its like right next to it, or through the chassis, the servo last around 15 - 20mins of use (racing) before this happened, i was only running in a motor

and the servo was a Hitec 625MG

the receiver felt warm too, but the steering was fine
Battery - 1200 venom 6v hump pack
DX3.0 - pro receiver

so its my linkage?
I would kind of blame it on the linkage also. Use the right linkage and set up the throttle right and you will never have a problem.
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