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Old 12-29-2008 | 10:43 AM
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Default RE: servo torque requirements

Just get some JR DS821 servos. You can find them on RCU or Ebay for $20 ea. You get more power, better response, better holding power, better centering, and better feel of the plane.

Sherman, your "longer lever exerts more force" is correct in one sense - if you increase the lever arm at the servo, you are increasing the force of the control surface on the servo, so you get half credit