XJet
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From: Tokoroa, NEW ZEALAND
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To me, the 5955's strongest feature is the titanium gearset.
When I want *real* torque, I go for a Seiko or other 1/4-scale servo, not a "standard" sized unit. I mean, just look at how much stress there is on the tiny mounting screws, output shaft and case of a "standard" servo when it tries to pull 22Kg/cm of torque. Expecting a consistent, reliable, usable level of torque from such a small case is a silly thing to do.
If you're using a servo that delivers this amount of torque it's obviously going in a plane that is large enough that a couple of extra ounces for a proper 1/4-scale servo isn't going to make a whole lot of difference (and yes, I fly 3D gassers so I am aware just how weight-conscious some fliers are).
What I like about the 5955s is that they have "enough" torque for most applications and the gearsets just don't seem to wear at all.
If you're dumb enough to buy a ultra-hi-torque JR servo, you'll spend half your life replacing servo-gears to stop the damned things from shaking like a drunk with the DTs.
The 5955s have proven to be "fit and forget" servos that work just fine for me in all my bigger planes.
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RE: Hitec 5955 ? - 
Everyone payed for 333 tq oz and we're getting 150 tq oz.... The lack of slop and programming are a couple of reasons that I've bought so many hitecs over the years. I have a ton of 
I'm very familiar with that. The 5955 and 8711 were tested in exactly the same way and hole position & you basically got 1/2 what you paid for. Have you read the article??? They basically say that if you want to do any hard maneuvers to do them within the first 60 seconds because after that you loose 40% of your torque....
Why else would you spend extra to get that torque??? If I only needed half of that I'd have bought the 5625's.... That's hilarious!!! It's like paying for a Porsche and getting a Yugo...... But the Yugo got you where you wanted to go..... Something's wrong there right???? I kind of suspected that the servos lost a little torque after a bit. I have a 3m comp arf extra and I put 1 5995 on the rudder, which according to torgue ratings should have been enough. I noticed after flying for a bit that it seemed less powerfull but it still did most of what I wanted. It did really show though in a knife edge circle... If the plane would have been heavier it would have failed to hold it at all. I talked several of my friends into getting the hitec. Another friend also said that he had serious issues with knife edge circles (horizontal) with a couple (he had 2 or 3, I'll have to ask him again) of 5955's on his