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Old 12-09-2002 | 12:42 AM
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syclic
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Dyehard,

Yes, the Futaba 9202 (coreless and double BB supported) do very well on 60 size helicopters, probably the "best buy" in this application.

AJ_UK

Metal gears? Be careful here. IMHO. except for absolute precision (e.g. a Hi-Zoot FAI machine, the metal gears are overkill - they wear faster then the standard Futaba nylon units. Consequently they need regular replacement to maintain the precision for which one paid the extra bucks.)

In some OTHER brands, I have even found the metal gears so badly machined as to fit so tightly that the advertised speed and torque figures where way out to lunch. In fact though the advertised speed was .11 the lowly standard Futaba S-148 (rated at .22) was a lot faster!!!

Needless to say, their current draw was herrendous, even more then any digital I have tested. Surely a crash just waiting to happen.