I haven't run the new 811 yet but plan to.....My guess is it would be great....The real reason I say go digital is because of the holding power...You really only need like 50-60oz for an aileron or a single elevator...but the holding power of a standard analog servo is not good enough for my tastes...The 811 may just be the ticket.....Dick still has some good ideas for an old guy <VBG>

I like the nylon gears because of the number of flights I put on a plane. Gears are mechanical parts and will wear...The nylon gears seem to last about 2-3 longer before they need replacement....Now the Metal gears are really good on the big planes when doing the 3D flip and flop around stuff. The reason they are more robust and take the impact loads of full deflection one way then immediately going the other way. The Nylon gears work better with lighter loads over a longer period of time.

I think stuff even up to 33% can get away with nylon gears....but at 33% it depends on how your flying them.


The 3421s are a good choice for the elevators if you want to run separate servos...I know Chris Lakin did this last year in his Gator Giles. I also know Quique is running these in his F3A models on the elevators.

I still like a single elevator servo...but its getting temping since the little digitals are so precise.

As far as 6V goes on the Futaba stuff...Some servos don't care but I know at one time several of their servos the digitals included had a warning of 4.8V only....Not that this is bad just something to be aware of....There was for sure one of the high torque servos like a 9204 or a 9304 or something that said on the package 4.8V only...I'm sorry I'm not as versed on the Futaba product as some other people. I do know that the JR servos all like 6V.


Troy Newman