hudmun

Hey guys i m pretty sure im in the right place.

My friend is building a honker and we are going to put a gp 10 in it. we have a small throttle servo we can use but we are looking for 3 more small servos for the rudder ele. and we are going to put ailerons on it. can someone recommend a good small servo to use . we dont need the best or most exspensive. and we dont want the cheepest , i guess middle of the road . we are using a old fm hi-tech radio . i'll post some piks for you guys when its done.

Andrew

A GP10 is a lot of motor for a Honker. If you intend to add ailerons, I would suggest you drop the rudder and reduce the dihedral a bit. Want to give us a $$$ amount that you would consider for a "middle of the road" servo.

MJD

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My current 1/2A-or-a-bit-bigger servo of choice is the Hitec HS65HB, which I tried out on recommendation from, as I recall, CombatPigg. A tad bigger than HS-55's, but a much stronger and more durable servo. For .15 size craft the HS85 is a strong little fellow.

http://www.hitecrcd.com/products/ser...i/hs-65hb.html

http://www.hitecrcd.com/products/ser...i/hs-85bb.html

The latest 85's I bought came with side mount brackets which I thought was pretty slick. I mounted two as elevon servos in a .15 delta, using the brackets and screwing them to a 1/16" ply floor plate. Nice low profile mount. Not that this has anything to do with Honker mounting needs, just pointing out what I like about them.

Mr Cox

I like the HS65HB too, for something a little larger there is also the HS81.
Another good one is the smaller HS45HB, but I have mainly used it for less critical applications like the throttle.

Andrew

I concur on the HS-65. Here's a pic of a 20 year old Honker with the old Futaba S133's

airraptor

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The HS-65HB are very good servos for that application. DO NOT BUY the HS81 or 82 servos unles they are metal geared ones even the HS-85 need to be metal geared. the nylon geared ones will strip on you with 6 volts i took a brand new HS-85 put the servo horn on it and plugged into reciever and ran servo to center it before control surface hook up and it stripped on its own.

Now a story on how strong the HS65HB servos are. i had one mounted on my GP revolver. it was mounted on the engine box with a 3" long 2-56 rod. the engine mount tore from the plan and the only thing holding the engine on while it was running between full and half throttle was that little 65 servo. when I landed the plane once it ran out of fuel some 18 mins latter the prop hit the dirt and tore the plastic clevis from the 2-56 rod end. the servo was fine and is still in use today.

hudmun

thanks for the help guys. there are so many choices out there. sounds like you get what you pay for when it comes to servos.[sm=thumbs_up.gif]

buzzard bait

Next time I'm in the market for small servos I'm going to try Dymond: http://rc-dymond.com/

The D100 and D200BB look really attractive for applications like this. They seem to have a reputation for tougher gears than a lot of other micros, but I can't vouch for that personally.

Jim

MJD

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The D60 is a strong little beggar for its size, I have a couple. I haven't broken or truly abused one yet, so don't know what the gear train can ultimately take.