I agree with the one person or a handful making a negative comment and than that comment magically applys to EVERYONE and every product a company sells.
ORIGINAL: jmiracle
but where is the PROOF?? Just because you "see" more threads about hitec servos causing problems doesn't mean there IS a problem! You even stated that the shortcomings of the 8411 boosted the popularity of the 59xx servos. So following that logic, wouldn't that indicate that Hitec is selling MORE 59xx servos than JR is selling 8411/8611's? And IF that is true, then it would also be true that you will see more failures. All it takes is one or two exceptionally vocal individuals to spread a bad rumor about a company....then before long EVERYONE believes that manufacturer has problems. Just look at what has happened with Aeroworks on RCU.
Why does it seem so hard for everyone to believe that Hitec is likely selling more servos per year than JR/Futaba?? They are less expensive and perform just as well, so I can easily see how hitec could be outselling the others. But again, until we see actual sales numbers from JR and Hitec, we'll never know for certain...and essentially makes threads/debates like this moot.
In the end, just use what you're comfortable with. I predominately use Hitec, though I have used JR. So far I haven't had any problems with either. (exception, the JR's did show more signs of wear than the hitec's....but the JR's were older and the wear was not unexpected).