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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 10:02 AM   
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The hobbico line has work for me, and are made by hitec or futaba.


Can anyone confirm this?

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 10:39 AM   
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Check this servo out then check the replacement parts for it. Some of the stuff is now repacked with the Hobbico brand but not all.

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 1:15 PM   
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I also have two that are Hitec 425's


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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 1:25 PM   
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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 1:29 PM   
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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 1:47 PM   
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Everyone is going to have their own opinion, and there's mine. I will NEVER go cheap.........er, I mean inexpensive ........on servos again!


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As someone else states in this forum, servos are not the place to save money.


Don't people buy Hitec servos instead of Futaba and JR because Hitec's are cheap?

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 2:16 PM   
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Everyone is going to have their own opinion, and there's mine. I will NEVER go cheap.........er, I mean inexpensive ........on servos again!


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As someone else states in this forum, servos are not the place to save money.


Don't people buy Hitec servos instead of Futaba and JR because Hitec's are cheap?


Personally, the biggest reason I have always used Hitecs are because that's what I started with and have never had issues with. Well, that's not true. My first plane had JR ST-47 standards in it. Never had any issues there either.

Kind of like going to a restaurant to get dinner. If you find something there that you really like, next time there's a good chance you'll eat that same meal again.

Anyway, cheap is relative to that individual.




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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 2:58 PM   
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The Hitec 300 servos had problematic reference pots in them and were trouble magnets.

The Hitec 325's were OK

I used a lot of 420 and 425's and never had a problem with one.


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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 3:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		for what it is worth... My nickle in the pot. Besides im snowed in and got nuthin better to do.
At least use a metal gear servos on the ele.... strip the ele servo and yer done. I would use mg on everything. its a 10 pound missile looking for a reason to rekit itself
Battery: the AA cells may not put out the amperage required. if you draw too hard on it voltage will drop and a "brownout" will ensue. If you have a capable charger look into the life or a123 batts of the same mAh rating. (A123 is just a quality brand of life technology) If you dont have the charger go for the larger Nimh cell 4/5 A? cant remember i went li- on everything but ignition a few years back. The larger cell has a lower internal resistance and will keep the voltage up under a heavier load.
biggest deal on the servos is to buy a decent one, metal gear for ele minimum and to meet or exceed the manuf. spec. for the plane. (red the online manual...didnt see specs.)
Throttle servo, dont run cheap there....they take alot of vibration. get a decent servo for it. I use metal gear on all mine. a 625mg works well, pretty fast and fairly strong. I would use 625's on it all. they are still strong enuff at 6v and quicker. same price tho, thats up to you and am sure i will git nailed for telling you to use to weak of a servo.
another servo to look at is the hd9150, digital around 200 oz.in. torque. and about 2 cents more than a 645. have over 100 flights on my 30 cc ulti with em and they have worked as advertised without a hitch. The 1501 is good servo also it has more torque, but is analog and does not center as well. Friend is running them on a 90" edge with a g-62. been solid for him all season. probably 75 flights they run about 23 bucks bought state side, 13 if ya order offshore.

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 3:37 PM   
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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 3:37 PM   
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another servo to look at is the hd9150,

Wasn't going to go there but that's the servo that just about brought down my 50cc edge~

Fried a motor on the third flight and one elevator half froze up. That was fun.

Like I said before, won't go inexpensive again and..........your mileage may vary.

Oh, I still have the other ones but haven't found anyone local that wants them! Not even for free!


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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 3:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah, that's the problem with Chinese electrical type stuff. Its a crap shoot as to initial quality. I have a set of the 9150s and all I have done with them so far is cycle them for a couple of hours to break them in and try to weed out any faulty ones. So far they are looking good. I might not have mentioned this brand but on another forum the HDs are picking up a pretty solid following from some experienced flyers.

And not to start a brand war, but I saw two of my friends brand new $95 Futaba servos malfunction right out of the box. So I think it can happen to any brand now days. How long a servo will last is a different story.

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 4:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		That's the exact reason I wasn't going to mention what brand I had the issue with. They all fail.........sometime. No one manufacturer is beyond it. Law of averages plays a large roll too. I mean how many Hitecs are out there versus Power HD?

I think I may know which forum you're referring to because there is another thread there that I started based on the Power HD thread that was trying to get a generalized idea as to failure rates between brands. You know, Hitec failed the most when you compared what input was given. On the other hand, Hitec also was the most widely used.

I don't mean to knock Power HD as yes, there are a lot of people that report good experiences from them. I just had a bad one and prefer not to visit that place again.

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 5:01 PM   
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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 5:16 PM   
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For me has worked trying to get the most bang for the money, but some times you get bitten.

First do a research in the forums, for sure someone has already tried and posted the good or bad. Don´t believe everything your read since we don´t know the experience of the person writing. (don´t believe me) There is a web site from a kiwi guy tha does research of  new products wis interesting information http://www.rcmodelreviews.com

Test the product before using it., put servo in a surface that is not as critacal as elevator,put  it on a trainer or plane you don´t care any more.

Buy from a trusted dealer so you can have guarranty.

Take a risk you can afort

Know were to buy what.

I bought the Power HD 15001 since had more good than bad reports, opened one to ispect the integrety and seemed fine, places  it irudder in  my Mojo 60 Saito 100, then put another in the elvator and worked, BUT it does not center properly so the plane does not fly level, needed constant inputs.  Will use them for air brake, flaps, wheel steering etc. Think rebranded servors are good option.(got bitten, each servo was 15)

Chargers why pay 100 or more for a brand charger when a 25 china charger does more for less.  The worst charger I have  had was te Triton 2 and the equinox balancer was terrible. Buy from a trusted provider since guaranty counts no matter the price. My Hobby King  Accucell 8 came defect from them and unlless you ship back you are covered. I  fixed it  my self and can say is a better charger than triton 2 for less.(Got bitten, and luckuy fix)

Stores have found with good products

TOWER HOBBIE ( building materials, rc equipment, and planes) to save you need to hold on on their offers.

Radical RC (wires, conectors,RX TX batteries,  electric rc kits)

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 5:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		For the rudder I chose this servo http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUZ89&P=ML

For aileron, elevator May I go with these http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNRK1&P=7

Or These http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXN586&P=ML

Everything fails and I'm not afraid of it cos nothing is perfect, people cuss out on Evolution engines, and some people love it, some people cuss out on JBA engines some love it, people have various experiences on various things. All I want to know that out of these servos from Hobbico and Hitec which are gonna work. I've never used Hobbico, and I'm using mostly Hitec's stuff and never let me down. I love Hitec's Aurora 9 2.4 GHz with Optima 7 receiver which I would use, so, may I go with this HB425 Hitec just like w8ye said?

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 5:36 PM   
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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 7:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		w8ye, Juan,

Thanks a lot for your advices.

I'm gonna go on and buy Hobbico's CS-126 Servos, still good priced and within my range, so I ain't gonna go cheap on servos here.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNRK1&P=7

Thanks a lot guys



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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 8:18 PM   
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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 8:37 PM   
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I hope you guys did not get bored of my questions lol

In order to use 2 servos on elevator, one of the servo has to be reversed servo or I have to do some P mixing or something else on my radio which is Hitec's Aurora 9 2.4 GHz.

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 8:48 PM   
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If you use a pmix, make sure the trim works on both halves.

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 9:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		I use Power HD DS090M servers which compare VERY favorably to Hitech HS-5625s. I have some 5625s as well and are a great servo but the DS090Ms are about $20 cheaper, more powerful and center better. I've been flying the DS090Ms in a DLE 20 Profile and a DLE 20 powered Great Planes PT-17.

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/18/2012 10:39 PM   
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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/19/2012 12:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		If going on a budget I would recommend finding some name brand metal gear servos here on RCU. If you look on Hitecs web site they even advice you against using karbonite geared servos in a gasser do to vibration wear on the gears.. There is another servo by the name of SAVOX in which we have been using in a gassers lately with great success, they are digital and priced low. they are the ones that make the align brand servos for the helis.

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RE: Any thoughts about these servos for Gas planes? - 1/19/2012 12:13 AM   
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