Originally Posted by
tony montana
ok im in the market for some servos for my 1/8 buggy. Im a hitech guy, I run 7955's and love them. But I dont wanna spend 200 bucks on them. I was looking at the I think its the 1256 and 1257. How are these servos on buggy and are they reliable? IM gonna be using a life battey with them. Is it safe to use a life battery with them
Originally Posted by
Banshee8530
The 1256TG and the 1257TG are both standard voltage servos. Even with a LiFe you will need to run either an adjustable BEC or a regulator to make sure you don't exceed the 6.0V max. I actually would suggest the 1256TG for steering in 1/8th scale, and the 1258TG throttle/brake. The 1258 is still real fast but offers more torque than the 1257TG. That's my $0.02.
Id go for the 1256 / 1258 combo aswell. 1256 is still plenty fast and has really good torque. 1258 is still more then fast enough for throttle/brake but is stronger then the 1257.
As for using them on LIFE: no problems there. I've been doing it in the past without problems. Remember: a fully charged NiMH pack is 6.5 volts under load aswell (many people seem to forget this
). The NiMH pack will slowly go down to 6 volts when being used and below 6 volts it's as good as empty. A LIFE pack will stay round about 6.6 volts under load (much) longer and will drop down to below 6 volts when it's almost empty. This means LIFE is more consistent during it's discharge (Also, LIFE packs are much lighter then NiMH packs - the biggest advantage imo).