ORIGINAL: southern_touch9
I bought 4 Hitech 225's. One of them was bad out of the box, two of the stripped in 2nd flight and the other one is still working but has trouble making it back to center. IMO, its marketed like it will work wonders on a .40 sized plane but the truth is that it didnt for me and many others.
The HS225 and HS225MG are the *worst* servos that Hitec have ever made.
Even Hitec themselves admit that the gear-train really isn't up to the task. Calling them a "Mighty Mini" is a joke.
Having said that -- most of Hitec's other stuff is fine -- I use HS425 and 475 servos on lots of my 40-sized 3D ships -- albeit I now fit a digital amp for *much* better torque, speed and holding power on rudder/elevator.