Servo doesn't fully return to center
09-05-2008 | 02:41 PM
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Servo doesn't fully return to center
I have a Hitech high torque metal gear servo on my hyper 7. The HS-645MG to be specific. It works good but, it has one little quirk. After I turn the wheels right they don't go all the way back to being straight. The left turn is fine though, only the right does it. Any thing I can do to fix this, or do I just have to deal with that slight imperfection?
09-05-2008 | 03:23 PM
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RE: Servo doesn't fully return to center
I assume you have noticed this when buggy is sitting still ... this is common in a sitting still situation although when it is running (if its what I'm refering to-sitting still) it will return to center ... if the servo has been centered and all steering components are in working order it will track straight in a running situation yet sitting still might not return to center one direction or the other ... I have a truggy that done this and all components were new as well as servo and it kept off centering when sitting still , when I drove it the thing was right on ...
09-05-2008 | 04:25 PM
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RE: Servo doesn't fully return to center
my 645 did the same thing when I had it on my truggy. on the truggy it would return to center, but it would pause about halfway through going back and then continue on.
Personally I am done with hitec servos. I fried the hs6975hb that i had controlling my throttle on my truggy. It started making that whining noise like it had a load on it, even when the servo horn wasnt on the thing. then there was a nice little puff of smoke and the smell of fried wiring. I am done with hitec servos.
Personally I am done with hitec servos. I fried the hs6975hb that i had controlling my throttle on my truggy. It started making that whining noise like it had a load on it, even when the servo horn wasnt on the thing. then there was a nice little puff of smoke and the smell of fried wiring. I am done with hitec servos.
09-05-2008 | 04:54 PM
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RE: Servo doesn't fully return to center
ORIGINAL: mabuecker
I assume you have noticed this when buggy is sitting still ... this is common in a sitting still situation although when it is running (if its what I'm refering to-sitting still) it will return to center ... if the servo has been centered and all steering components are in working order it will track straight in a running situation yet sitting still might not return to center one direction or the other ... I have a truggy that done this and all components were new as well as servo and it kept off centering when sitting still , when I drove it the thing was right on ...
I assume you have noticed this when buggy is sitting still ... this is common in a sitting still situation although when it is running (if its what I'm refering to-sitting still) it will return to center ... if the servo has been centered and all steering components are in working order it will track straight in a running situation yet sitting still might not return to center one direction or the other ... I have a truggy that done this and all components were new as well as servo and it kept off centering when sitting still , when I drove it the thing was right on ...
09-06-2008 | 09:36 AM
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RE: Servo doesn't fully return to center
I run the 645 on my Matrix buggy for steering. I would make sure that your steering is not binding up at all on its own. My Matrix steering was binding and needed to be loosened/adjusted and that helped as I had the same problem you have. I am not convinced the 645 is ideal for what we want it to do. It is an OK servo but when you step up to an even stronger servo you will understand the difference. I went to the 5955 and that is one bad **** servo! Good luck...
