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cheeping out on servo's is something u WILL regret in the end....PERIOD.

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guys the ace ds1015 is top! it is listed at 14.5 kg and 0.10 sec but is more torquey!!! and for the price the best!!! here in greece cost 120 euro about 180 dollars+ in amain you get it only 90 dolars! cheap!!!

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if you want more cheap go to blue bird! with 39 dollars you get 14kg at 0.15sec,metal gears,digital,heat sink,ball bearings... etc!

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but wont last more then a couple races.....its the quality thats gonna come back and bite ya......ESPECIALLY if your a new guy and crashing quite a bit.....thats almost a guarenteed servo failure right there....big jumps=big air=big repair bills. :D:D

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i just ordered the hitech 5645mg, it has 168 oz of torque compared to the stock 108. The guy at the track runs a futaba 3305 in his truggy and buggy

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make sure to set the EPA's.

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how do i do that?

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Dude, that's not a great servo for the money. $55 for a transit time of nearly .2 seconds. That's $55 plus delivery you could have saved toward something worth having. Less than $15 extra for the ACE 1313.

Also, this one is cheaper, stronger, and the same speed. http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/18223

Lastly, it's not even going to be a great throttle servo when you DO get a good steering servo, cos it's too slow. If you ask for advice, you should really follow at least some of it.

Set EPA using the appropriate setting on your transmitter (if you don't have epa, check if you have dual rate), use this setting to limit the distance the servo can travel and prevent it pushing against something immovable, like the a-arm. It will burn out in this situation.

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Yup waste of money im afraid

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im runnin 370 oz out front

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I wouldn't say a waste of money, but not the best choice he could have made. It's ok though, we all live and learn, it's not a bad servo, just not the best choice under the circumstances.

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on the thuder tiger forum they said it was great.

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Many people say many different things. For most people, I'm sure it's a fine servo, but for the few of us who know what we want and have very high expectations, we take the time to dig a little deeper, even if that means spending an extra $15. Like I say, it's not a BAD sero in any way, it's just my opinion, that you should have waited until you had a ittle extra and got a really good servo, which you could then put on throttle, when you buy the ultimate steering servo.

My advice was and still is, to buy a DS1313 for steering for now, and then later when you can afford a DS1015, move the 1313 to the throttle, and be comfortable in the knowledge that you have one of the best truggy servo combos in the business. .18 is very slow for a steering servo for me. I guess it's a matter of what you are used to, but I wouldn't use a steering servo less than .15 transit.

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That explains alot lol:):D:D I'd go with a ace 1015 it's worked well for me all year

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my stock one had a transit time of .22. Im still learning and i dont need the best because i am only club racing every sunday, compared to stock this thing is going to be great. And i was kicking but in the truggy class agianst the mantis and crt's. Until my servo went lol

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I'm sure you'll be happy with it, don't worry. It's a hell of a lot better than the stock servo. I just hope you don't burn it by overdriving it (allowing it to steer too far). You shouldn't really get digital servos until you have a decent transmitter.

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ah crap lol, now im a little confused on how to set the epa's? THe guy at the track only runs 124 oz of torque and transit speed of .21 or .20 in his buggy and truggy and likes it.

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Setting the EPAs is easy, IF you have the ability.

There are two ways...

All hitec digital servos are programmable, so you can actually program the servo, even if your transmitter does not have the function, but of course, to do that, you need a hitec servo programmer (machine). The only other way is by setting EPA on the transmitter.

The difference between EPA and Dual rate steering is very small, but very significant. EPA allows you to adjust left and right travel independently, whereas dual rate changes the travel distance equally on both sides If you don't have EPA but you do have dual rate, you can use the dual rate to ensure that you are not overdriving the servo. Simply turn the transmitter wheel until the steering hits the stop, if you still have some steering movement left, then reduce the dual rate, and try again. The goal is to set it so that the steering runs out at exactly the same point that the steering linkage or steering stop, hits the arms.

Having said all that, hitec servos are pretty tolerant of this kind of thing. Even if you do not have EPA, you will probably be ok and not burn the servo, but it is an important setting if you have the ability.

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so you set it so the the tires dont rub agianst the trucks or chassis or arms?

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No, that should always be the case (tires should never rub on anything at full lock). If you turn the steering from full lock to full lock, you will notice that something causes it to stop (usually the hubs hitting the arms on most cars). You must try to ensure that when this limit is reached, the servo is not trying to steer 'even more'.

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im confused srry is there a vid or anything or pics?

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is it really worth it Foxy....there comes a point to where i give up and leave them to there own dimise....its gonna happen either way...so.... [8D]

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u dont have to be rude about some people are new to doing this stuff

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im not being rude....ive helped u Manyous of times on multiple subjects.....i would feel as ive been very Nice to u in comparison to some of the other n00bs....Feel lucky buddy....trust me...it could be ALOT worse.

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No, there are no videos or pics, this is one of the most basic things you need to do when you have a good car with good electronics. Things are only going to get more difficult from here, so turn on your brain and start concentrating. ;)

OK, you can't turn the wheels round and round, right? You can only turn them about 60 degrees, left and right? Yes? OK, so SOMETHING is preventing you from turning infinitely, this is usually the HUBS contacting the ARMS. Every car has a limit to how much steering it can have. OK so far?

The goal of setting the EPA (END POINT ADJUSTMENT), is that the end points of the servo travel, do not try to steer MORE than is physically possible.

Tell me if you understand now.