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Old 06-29-2011 | 06:12 AM
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It's $99 shipped from tower.

Savox ultra torque is 391 torque with 0.10 seconds.

In regards of lab comparison, I can not comment as I do not work for any servo manufacture. Most of us folks can only rely on the data giving to us on websites. If these numbers aren't correct, I would hope there is some council that checks if these numbers are correct. But I doubt that!

One thing I can say that I did notice about my HV savox servos. When I set my EPA for Steering with no load to max out steering, once I added load, I no longer had full steering. This is in Truggy. I had to adjust EPA during load. I'm not sure if I had this problem with other servos.

Originally Posted by ntrain42
Savox servos IMO are junk. Few key things here:

A. Savox servos come nowhere near their "rated" performance specs(tested and proven locally with Hitec 6volt sport model servos outperforming Savox's 2 HV premium models). Under load Savox servos transit speed drops fast as well. Where Hitec servos are normally much closer to rated specs in real world applications as they are rated much more conservatively.
B. Savox servos are massive powerhogs drawing 2-3 times the amount of current compared to a Hitec HV counterpart.
C. The Savox warranty is pretty short/limited with a basic 1 year warranty compared to the 3 year no questions asked one provided by Hitec.

I can pick up a Hitec Premium HV 7954 for about 80-85 bucks shipped from TowerHobbies. Find me a Savox servo that will have 400oz of torque with .12 transit time at 7.4volts please, LOL! Not gonna happen.

If your gonna pay in the 80-120 range for a performance servo Hitec should be a first choice.
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