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Old 10-04-2015 | 10:24 AM
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Looking to upgrade my steering servo for my SC10 from the RTR one it came with.

I purchased a Futaba 4px and am looking for a servo to match. Suggestions? But it does have to be from Tower as I have a bunch of cash from there.
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Old 10-04-2015 | 11:27 AM
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If you have a big "bunch" of tower credit and really want a servo to match that level of radio: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&P=9&I=LXENCF
If you want to spend a little less: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXTCX9&P=ML or http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFCBD&P=7 or a little less still: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXCLRW&P=7
I'm not really confident/sure enough in what Tower sells in terms of anything cheaper than those to give a cheaper recommendation.
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$40. willing to put some with it. Just lost in the world of servos. Everything looks the same.

Thanks for the advice.
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Forgive me for being dumb, but what's the difference between those two besides a bit of tourque
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The Reedy servo is newer and if you were to ever run Nitro, can handle a higher input voltage. The XP is a very proven design but otherwise, flip a coin.
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You bought a nice quality radio, do the same with your servos. The XP is a SOLID product. I've used them in all my 1/10 stuff and in my 1/8 scale on 6.6v Life without issue. I'll be the first to admit that it sucks to spend big money on servos but it pays off in the end. A high quality servo will out last several vehicles over its lifetime. I honestly replace ESC's, because of upgrades, more than I do servos. I have XP servos that I've been using for 5+ years without issue. I don't have an ESC that's more than 2 years old

FYI, the Reedy servo would be fine as well

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Old 10-05-2015 | 09:58 AM
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Forgive me for being dumb, but what's the difference between those two besides a bit of tourque
The Reedy RT1508 says Input Voltage 6v to 7.4volt

The XP DS1015 says Input Voltage only 4.8v to 6v
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The Reedy RT1508 says Input Voltage 6v to 7.4volt

The XP DS1015 says Input Voltage only 4.8v to 6v
You were a bit more specific, but Mark covered that.....

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The Reedy servo is newer and if you were to ever run Nitro, can handle a higher input voltage. The XP is a very proven design but otherwise, flip a coin.
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Old 10-05-2015 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by racer1812
You bought a nice quality radio, do the same with your servos. The XP is a SOLID product. I've used them in all my 1/10 stuff and in my 1/8 scale on 6.6v Life without issue. I'll be the first to admit that it sucks to spend big money on servos but it pays off in the end. A high quality servo will out last several vehicles over its lifetime. I honestly replace ESC's, because of upgrades, more than I do servos. I have XP servos that I've been using for 5+ years without issue. I don't have an ESC that's more than 2 years old

FYI, the Reedy servo would be fine as well

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Yeah, I have a couple Futaba BLS servos that are years and years old and work fantastic - the only thing other than some tools in my box that are that old - servos are a get what you pay for proposition.
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