Servo Size (torque)
03-27-2004, 03:47 PM
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Servo Size (torque)
Wasn't sure where to put this post. I figured this forum would be most familiar with the micro and mini servos.
I'm using Hitec HS-81's for a small airplane. I planned on using an 81 for the throttle on the .10 size engine. The servo is too tall and stands above the wing saddle line. Will an HS-55 have enough torque for the throttle on a .10 size engine?
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-Rocko
I'm using Hitec HS-81's for a small airplane. I planned on using an 81 for the throttle on the .10 size engine. The servo is too tall and stands above the wing saddle line. Will an HS-55 have enough torque for the throttle on a .10 size engine?
Thanks,
-Rocko
03-27-2004, 03:59 PM
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RE: Servo Size (torque)
HI NIGHTZ! If your throttle is moving freely with no binding, then the HS55 will work . Use real fine music wire .030 or so, and make sure that you put a V shaped kink in the wire to allow for extra servo travel when the throttle is at it's end points.
03-27-2004, 06:12 PM
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RE: Servo Size (torque)
As long as the system has very little drag in it there's no reason you can't use an HS55 on any engine up to the 1/4 and 1/3 scale engines. Usually the throttle have almost no drag in them unless they use O ring seals. For those you'd need something a little bigger... maybe.
