1/8 Buggy Servos?
08-19-2010, 06:13 AM
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1/8 Buggy Servos?
Looking for some good but not too expensive servos for my new 1/8 nitro buggy. I was thinking Hitec or Futaba but looking on Towerhobbies, there only 100-130oz of torque. Looking for 150+ for steering and throttle/break. Any help would be great. Will even consider servo's from HobbyCity.com if anyone know of a good one. Thanks, Joe
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RE: 1/8 Buggy Servos?
Futaba has a servo selector where you can enter the parameters you want, including minimum torque, and it will tell you what servo(s) will work. Try this link [link=http://www.futaba-rc.com/servos/servo-select.php]http://www.futaba-rc.com/servos/servo-select.php[/link].
By the way, I am not sure why you want a lot of torque on your throttle/brake servo. For throttle, you should not need much torque at all. For the brake, if it is a well-designed braking system and set up properly, you should not need to apply a bunch of torque to get good braking. I have seen some newer brake setups that use a "plastic" brake disc and no "composite" pad materials since they can not have asbestos in the pads. I know those do not brake so well. But I Have also in many cases seen people double up the discs and pads to get good braking with those setups.
Finally, if you are asking about throttle/brake servos, then it seems unlikely your car is electric. You might try the nitro forums for more advice about throttle/brake setups.
By the way, I am not sure why you want a lot of torque on your throttle/brake servo. For throttle, you should not need much torque at all. For the brake, if it is a well-designed braking system and set up properly, you should not need to apply a bunch of torque to get good braking. I have seen some newer brake setups that use a "plastic" brake disc and no "composite" pad materials since they can not have asbestos in the pads. I know those do not brake so well. But I Have also in many cases seen people double up the discs and pads to get good braking with those setups.
Finally, if you are asking about throttle/brake servos, then it seems unlikely your car is electric. You might try the nitro forums for more advice about throttle/brake setups.
