Transmitter/Servo not made in China?
03-21-2017, 04:52 PM
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Transmitter/Servo not made in China?
Are there any servos/transmitters/receivers not made in China? Preferably something made in USA? Thanks in advance
03-21-2017, 06:52 PM
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03-21-2017, 07:48 PM
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Jeti radios are made in the Czech Republic but get ready to pay more for any hobby related electronics not made in China. Bottom line no matter where the parent company of a electronic product
may be located the actual product has a big chance of being made in whole or in part in China and by doing so keeps the cost down.
may be located the actual product has a big chance of being made in whole or in part in China and by doing so keeps the cost down.
03-22-2017, 07:04 AM
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In the early 90s in Alabama I saw a Dodge Caravan with a Buy USA bumper sticker on one side and a Boycott Mitsubishi bumper sticker on the other side. I wish I could have told that redneck that his car was made in Canada and had a Mitsubishi engine in it.
03-22-2017, 08:13 AM
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Actually I rarely do. I don't think it's a bad thing to support local innovation in the rc domain. The people that are able to manufacture here are all very passionate about what they do and make excellent products
03-22-2017, 01:11 PM
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03-22-2017, 01:45 PM
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I believe some time ago I saw a notice that HiTech now owns the Graupner radio stuff.
As for US made stuff, was not Kraft the last of the last? There used to be quite a few - Orbit, ACE, EK Logigtrol, Controlaire, Pro Line to name several. However, guess where a lot of the components (resistors, capacitors, etc.) originated? Certainly not the USA.
In my area, Futaba started getting popular in the early 1970s. Shortly afterwards, I changed from Orbit to JR since the Orbit was lousy at maintaining any sort of servo centering ability or reliability. The import stuff also offered many features which were just a P.I.T.A to achieve with the Orbit. Servo reversing for instance required rewiring the motor and the pot, as well as readjusting it to achieve neutral and equal throws.
the import stuff also introduced us to chintzy plastic transmitter cases.
Good and bad with each.
As for US made stuff, was not Kraft the last of the last? There used to be quite a few - Orbit, ACE, EK Logigtrol, Controlaire, Pro Line to name several. However, guess where a lot of the components (resistors, capacitors, etc.) originated? Certainly not the USA.
In my area, Futaba started getting popular in the early 1970s. Shortly afterwards, I changed from Orbit to JR since the Orbit was lousy at maintaining any sort of servo centering ability or reliability. The import stuff also offered many features which were just a P.I.T.A to achieve with the Orbit. Servo reversing for instance required rewiring the motor and the pot, as well as readjusting it to achieve neutral and equal throws.
the import stuff also introduced us to chintzy plastic transmitter cases.
Good and bad with each.
03-22-2017, 02:56 PM
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Yes, in fact. Go to www.HorizonHobby.com and click on Careers at the bottom of the page.
In 35+ years of work, it is easily the best company I have worked for.
ndy
In 35+ years of work, it is easily the best company I have worked for.
ndy
03-23-2017, 07:50 AM
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Hitec is manufactured in our own facilities in the Philippines and some in South Korea, very little of our product is made in China aside from some of our chargers (which are made to our own specifications) and other little misc accessories. The reality is that nothing is really manufactured here in the United States anymore because it would drive the costs through the roof. A typical $30 high torque metal gear ball bearing servo manufactured overseas would cost you in the range of 2x the price if it was manufactured here. I'm all for buying American made when I can (and I do quite often) but there's certain things that just aren't economical to have manufactured here.
By the way, we don't own Graupner, we do own Multiplex however.
By the way, we don't own Graupner, we do own Multiplex however.
03-23-2017, 09:40 AM
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Hitec is manufactured in our own facilities in the Philippines and some in South Korea, very little of our product is made in China aside from some of our chargers (which are made to our own specifications) and other little misc accessories. The reality is that nothing is really manufactured here in the United States anymore because it would drive the costs through the roof. A typical $30 high torque metal gear ball bearing servo manufactured overseas would cost you in the range of 2x the price if it was manufactured here. I'm all for buying American made when I can (and I do quite often) but there's certain things that just aren't economical to have manufactured here.
By the way, we don't own Graupner, we do own Multiplex however.
By the way, we don't own Graupner, we do own Multiplex however.
03-24-2017, 06:51 PM
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Every Spektrum I have had says made in Taiwan, and I won't buy a receiver unless it says made in Taiwan with hex screws holding it together.
I'm ok with that, because if it was made in the US it would cost 4 times as much thanks to idiotic regulations, ridiculous taxes, and unions that shouldn't exist anymore.
Every Spektrum I have had says made in Taiwan, and I won't buy a receiver unless it says made in Taiwan with hex screws holding it together.
I'm ok with that, because if it was made in the US it would cost 4 times as much thanks to idiotic regulations, ridiculous taxes, and unions that shouldn't exist anymore.
03-24-2017, 07:23 PM
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Doing some searching around it looks like Promodeler is about as close as you can get to a servo made in USA. According to reviews they seem to be top tier servos. Still can't find any receivers or transmitters made in US or Europe
