View Poll Results: choose your favorite servo company
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new poll requested by dragracechief .. servos servos servos....
01-11-2011, 10:47 AM
#46
I voted Spektrum as there's some new stuff in the pipeline for 8th scale that people will be very happy with. 
01-11-2011, 11:00 AM
#47
I'll put it this way. Do everything right and you won't have failures with Hitec.
Honestly I've been running Hitec servos for over 5 years. I've had a total of 2 failures when using Hitec TG servos(all original 5997 series) in that time. That's no lie. And funny thing is they were both replaced in less than two weeks with a brand new unit. I even have a 5955 that I'm still running that is over 3 years old. Still working perfectly. I have not had one single 79XX series servo fail. Not one!
I won't claim that non TG servos are the same. They aren't. I've had a few of those fail. I also won't claim that it is impossible to kill a Hitec, but
in almost all cases where one fails it is exactly that. Someone killed it.
BTW there's a reason why the poll reads what it does. Just
sayin...
Honestly I've been running Hitec servos for over 5 years. I've had a total of 2 failures when using Hitec TG servos(all original 5997 series) in that time. That's no lie. And funny thing is they were both replaced in less than two weeks with a brand new unit. I even have a 5955 that I'm still running that is over 3 years old. Still working perfectly. I have not had one single 79XX series servo fail. Not one!
I won't claim that non TG servos are the same. They aren't. I've had a few of those fail. I also won't claim that it is impossible to kill a Hitec, but
in almost all cases where one fails it is exactly that. Someone killed it.
BTW there's a reason why the poll reads what it does. Just
sayin...
Last edited by Oasis; 01-11-2011 at 11:42 AM.
01-11-2011, 05:18 PM
#51
01-13-2011, 01:05 AM
#53
01-13-2011, 07:29 AM
#54
My name is Trey and I'm an alcoh... wait wrong meeting.
Seriously, I've tried just about everything and I keep going back to the hitec TGs. I'm about to try the new HV titanium servos from hitec, but even when slamming a truggy into a turn while coming off a jump, I dont have to worry about the steering servo failing. it's just that simple. Set your endpoints right and you dont have failures. I'm replacing a 3 year old 7955TG that I've resoldered numerous times. until recently, the servo just wouldnt die. I've had it in countless buggies and truggies and it's taken quite a bit of abuse.
Also, another thing that hitec offers- you can call them and order your wiring harness a specific length. it just takes some soldering on your part, or you can have them do it for you. Not sure if this is offered by other companies, but was pleasantly surprised that they'll do this for you. I've also ordered some extra harnesses that I can cut to length myself w/ my new servos.
good times.
Seriously, I've tried just about everything and I keep going back to the hitec TGs. I'm about to try the new HV titanium servos from hitec, but even when slamming a truggy into a turn while coming off a jump, I dont have to worry about the steering servo failing. it's just that simple. Set your endpoints right and you dont have failures. I'm replacing a 3 year old 7955TG that I've resoldered numerous times. until recently, the servo just wouldnt die. I've had it in countless buggies and truggies and it's taken quite a bit of abuse.
Also, another thing that hitec offers- you can call them and order your wiring harness a specific length. it just takes some soldering on your part, or you can have them do it for you. Not sure if this is offered by other companies, but was pleasantly surprised that they'll do this for you. I've also ordered some extra harnesses that I can cut to length myself w/ my new servos.
good times.
01-14-2011, 09:39 AM
#56
Always Futaba!!
01-14-2011, 11:47 AM
#57
Hitec
01-14-2011, 06:18 PM
#58
JR still makes servos??
......i personally don't use servo's....i've got little invisble monkeys doin the driving for me.....
when i first started racing the only servo i'd touch was a hitec, then i was lucky enough to get my hands on a couple airtronics servos. (94357 and 94358...maybe 94359...) i gotta take my hat off to the big A for the durabiltiy of these servos....they held up for 4 years (3 of wich were with an unregulated lipo rx pack)...but alas, they both failed on the same race day last year so i'm back to hitec...next comes savox!!!
01-19-2011, 01:36 PM
#59
I used 1015's in it for a year with no issues, just wanted more torque for the truck steering.
01-19-2011, 06:24 PM
#60
I am in the same boat, I heard nothing but raves about Hitec, so I jumped on the bandwagon for a steering servo in my truggy. On the 2nd race day it quit working, and it too was a 7954. It was only ran on LIFe and not even full 7.4 lipo. I sent it in, and based on everyone's remarks, I assume they will take care of the issue, but having them replaced free still doesn't erase a DNF. I guess maybe I should have gone with a 7955 but I wanted an "HV" servo. Maybe it was a fluke, I am always willing to give the benefit of the doubt, but if they repair it and it goes out again, it will go in the trash and not back to Hitec, lol.
I used 1015's in it for a year with no issues, just wanted more torque for the truck steering.
I used 1015's in it for a year with no issues, just wanted more torque for the truck steering.