Hitec 7940
12-30-2009 | 02:22 PM
#46
yeah, only guy at nitrocross in the truggy A main with out a chassis sponsorship, comes crashing down in flames when a new jr steering servo bites the dust, I think Jr is the dark side in my eyes now.
12-30-2009 | 05:26 PM
#47
ya i see your point....Still a lot of people think the Hitec's are junk from 5+ year's ago when they Genuinely did have issues with the 59XX line up...but imo they are at the top of their game, with Big name Driver's entrusting their gear with their servo's speaks volumes if you ask me. 
12-30-2009 | 05:36 PM
#48
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 371
From: Allen, TX (another burb of Dallas)
I personally love both companies servos, but I love Hitec's customer service and warranty way more.
I will say that the Hitec's seem smoother from end to end throw, the only thing Hitec can steal from JR would be the sweet machined ALU casing the new JR line comes in.
I'm sure once I have an issue it will be my JR servos first. It's just a gut feeling I have, but I still run both and love them both.
OOO and price point is huge. If I had to all over again I would have waited for the Hitec's to hit the shelf and only bought those since they are about $50 cheaper overall.
I will say that the Hitec's seem smoother from end to end throw, the only thing Hitec can steal from JR would be the sweet machined ALU casing the new JR line comes in.
I'm sure once I have an issue it will be my JR servos first. It's just a gut feeling I have, but I still run both and love them both.
OOO and price point is huge. If I had to all over again I would have waited for the Hitec's to hit the shelf and only bought those since they are about $50 cheaper overall.
01-05-2010 | 07:54 PM
#49
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Let me start off by saying Hitecs customer service is the best I've ever dealt with in this industry with that being said;
THE HITEC 7940 IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF CRAP EVER!!!!!
I bought 4 of them in late October and 3 out of the 4 have been back to Hitec twice now. The only reason its not 4 because I traded the fourth one to Truhe for a 7950. I just got 2 of them back last week and BOTH went out again Saturday. The 3rd is still at Hitec. I have been using them as throttle servos and both went out in my buggy and truggy Saturday the bad part is the one in Truggy went out while breaking a motor in. These Servos have been in the mail more than they have been in my Vehicles. I had to go to the local Hobby Shop and buy 3 7955's just so I could race in our points series. I have an old 5955 that is over 3 years old and been in 3 different tuggies and its still fine. I am sending these back again in the morning and asking them not to send them back THEY ARE GARBAGE!!!!!!! The motors are going south and the gear is also. I just hope they will switch them out for 7955's so I dont have this problem anymore. Like I said in the begining you cant beat there customer service but I'm tired of having to deal with customer service I just want the freakn servos to work so I can race and be mad at my driving not the SERVO!!!!
THE HITEC 7940 IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF CRAP EVER!!!!!
I bought 4 of them in late October and 3 out of the 4 have been back to Hitec twice now. The only reason its not 4 because I traded the fourth one to Truhe for a 7950. I just got 2 of them back last week and BOTH went out again Saturday. The 3rd is still at Hitec. I have been using them as throttle servos and both went out in my buggy and truggy Saturday the bad part is the one in Truggy went out while breaking a motor in. These Servos have been in the mail more than they have been in my Vehicles. I had to go to the local Hobby Shop and buy 3 7955's just so I could race in our points series. I have an old 5955 that is over 3 years old and been in 3 different tuggies and its still fine. I am sending these back again in the morning and asking them not to send them back THEY ARE GARBAGE!!!!!!! The motors are going south and the gear is also. I just hope they will switch them out for 7955's so I dont have this problem anymore. Like I said in the begining you cant beat there customer service but I'm tired of having to deal with customer service I just want the freakn servos to work so I can race and be mad at my driving not the SERVO!!!!
Last edited by Vareck; 01-06-2010 at 07:50 AM.
01-05-2010 | 07:59 PM
#50
Let me start off by saying Hitecs customer service is the best I've ever dealt with in this industry with that being said;
THE HITEC 7940 IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF CRAP EVER!!!!!
I bought 4 of them in late October and 3 out of the 4 have been back to Hitec twice now. The only reason its not 4 because I traded the fourth one to Truhe for a 7950. I just got 2 of them back last week and BOTH went out again Saturday. The 3rd is still at Hitec. I have been using them as throttle servos and both went out in my buggy and truggy Saturday the bad part is the one in Truggy went out while breaking a motor in. These Servos have been in the mail more than they have been in my Vehicles. I had to go to the local Hobby Shop and buy 3 7955's just so I could race in our points series. I have an old 5955 that is over 3 years old and been in 3 different tuggies and its still fine. I am sending these back again in the morning and asking them not to send them back THEY ARE GARBAGE!!!!!!! The motors are going south and the gear is also. I just hope they will switch them out for 7955's so I dont have this problem anymore. Like I said in the begining you cant beat there customer service but I'm tired of having to deal with customer service I just want the freakn sevos to work so I can race and be mad at my driving not the SERVO!!!!
THE HITEC 7940 IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF CRAP EVER!!!!!
I bought 4 of them in late October and 3 out of the 4 have been back to Hitec twice now. The only reason its not 4 because I traded the fourth one to Truhe for a 7950. I just got 2 of them back last week and BOTH went out again Saturday. The 3rd is still at Hitec. I have been using them as throttle servos and both went out in my buggy and truggy Saturday the bad part is the one in Truggy went out while breaking a motor in. These Servos have been in the mail more than they have been in my Vehicles. I had to go to the local Hobby Shop and buy 3 7955's just so I could race in our points series. I have an old 5955 that is over 3 years old and been in 3 different tuggies and its still fine. I am sending these back again in the morning and asking them not to send them back THEY ARE GARBAGE!!!!!!! The motors are going south and the gear is also. I just hope they will switch them out for 7955's so I dont have this problem anymore. Like I said in the begining you cant beat there customer service but I'm tired of having to deal with customer service I just want the freakn sevos to work so I can race and be mad at my driving not the SERVO!!!!
7955tg
those are the servos in my eyes 
i told you guys there are reasons for what i say
they will switch em out for ya vareck , just ask and they wil do it
01-06-2010 | 09:12 AM
#56
I just ordered a 7940 and 7950 for my truggy to replace the jr servos. I hate the fact that after a couple races, the JR servos start jittering like a meth addict going through with drawls.
My buggy, already has a pair of 7955 in it, so its safe.
My buggy, already has a pair of 7955 in it, so its safe.
01-06-2010 | 12:10 PM
#57
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Posts: 194
Hitec
I have a hitec hsc-5597t servo and want to know the specs looked on hitec web but no info on this servo. Just got it from a freind im going to send it out so they can go thur it and wanted to know if its a torqe or speed servo? Thanks guys Speedy
01-06-2010 | 12:20 PM
#58
if you mean 7955tg
Motor Type: Coreless
Bearing Type: Dual Ball Bearing
Speed: 0.19 / 0.15 sec @ 60 deg.
English Metric
Torque: 250 / 333 oz.in (4.8v/6v) 18 / 24 kg.cm
Size: 1.57" x 0.78" x 1.45" 40.00 x 20.00 x 37.00mm
Weight: 2.29oz 65.00g
Detailed Feature Descriptions
G2 Digital Circuit - means you can run at 7.4v - servo is faster at 7.4v
Coreless Motor
Dual Ball Bearing Supported Output Shaft
Titanium Gear Train (MK first gear)
Programable Features Include:
Dead Band Width
Direction of Rotation
Speed of Rotation (slower)
End Points
Neutral Points
Fail Safe On/Off
Fail Safe Point
Resolution* (default is high resolution)
Overload Protection* (default is off)
*these features are only programable with the HFP-20 field programmer
01-06-2010 | 12:20 PM
#59
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 371
From: Allen, TX (another burb of Dallas)
They aren't the quickest but they are very fast. A 7950 in the Throttle though!!
Are you trying to pull your carb slide out of the carb with a servo.
Those things are a beast on Torque a little to much for the throttle if you ask me, but yes you could run them there if you choose too. 486oz of Torque on the carb is pretty intense.
01-06-2010 | 12:22 PM
#60
They aren't the quickest but they are very fast. A 7950 in the Throttle though!!
Are you trying to pull your carb slide out of the carb with a servo.
Those things are a beast on Torque a little to much for the throttle if you ask me, but yes you could run them there if you choose too. 486oz of Torque on the carb is pretty intense.
