fried servos

SMarvin · 08-02-2012, 11:13 PM

I had a light crash on sunday that stripped 2 stock servos. No big i got around to replacing the servo gears today and started into a beastx setup. On item f 2 stock servos emitted a puff of smoke and became extremely hot.

I checked and it was the the 2 that stripped. Both of the motors were loose inside the servo casing.

Time to replace the stockers. Im thinking savox. Higher torque servos will help the heli cope with wind better right?

gdawgs56 · 08-02-2012, 11:36 PM

i dont know about the wind thing ... but i know that higher torque (but not too high) is good. Im going to get Spektrum H3000 servos sometime and a mks ds95i for the tail eventually. I cant wait.

FailureToFly · 08-03-2012, 12:17 AM

I personally found that higher speed/torque servos flew better in the wind. Did a back to back comparison with the stock units (in good cond - never damaged) and MKS and the MKS setup was more controllable. The stock heli flew great as well...just not in high winds.

I get hit with alot of wind where I live and find I can fly with up to 15km/h now and do inverted, rainbows, tic tocs etc in these conditions and not constantly stress out. I have flown in 20+km/h winds but landing etc is hard during the gusts (which pump up to 30+) and inverting the heli is a major problem.

I do prefer 0-5km/h winds though!!

TheMark · 08-03-2012, 12:17 AM

I did hitec 5065's and 5084 on the tail, been super happy

2cants · 08-03-2012, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMark

I did hitec 5065's and 5084 on the tail, been super happy

+1, all went well, until I inverted crahsed and destroyed the 8024. I now have the stock tail servo on 6V via a diode.

All working well.

RodneyK · 08-03-2012, 08:43 AM

That's pretty much what I went through, as well. I also had one fail that had never been crashed. I really like the Savox servos. They are so quiet and smooth compared to stock and they've survived several hard crashes.

I know some people have had really good luck with the stock servos but they definitely weren't up to the task of my ham-fisted flying/crashing.

I'm pretty sure that any of the four brands of metal gear servos that normally get mentioned in these types of threads (Savox, MKS, Spektrum, Hitec) all perform equally well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMarvin

I had a light crash on sunday that stripped 2 stock servos. No big i got around to replacing the servo gears today and started into a beastx setup. On item f 2 stock servos emitted a puff of smoke and became extremely hot.

I checked and it was the the 2 that stripped. Both of the motors were loose inside the servo casing.

Time to replace the stockers. Im thinking savox. Higher torque servos will help the heli cope with wind better right?

SMarvin · 08-03-2012, 12:03 PM

I just couldn't help myself.

got 3 SH0257s for cyclic and 1 SH0262 for the tail on the way! Also got the E-flight 450 motor because I have a feeling that the 440 is about to go out on me. Ordered the rhino 12t pinions.

08-02-2012, 11:13 PM	#1
SMarvin Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oregon	fried servos I had a light crash on sunday that stripped 2 stock servos. No big i got around to replacing the servo gears today and started into a beastx setup. On item f 2 stock servos emitted a puff of smoke and became extremely hot. I checked and it was the the 2 that stripped. Both of the motors were loose inside the servo casing. Time to replace the stockers. Im thinking savox. Higher torque servos will help the heli cope with wind better right? __________________ Compass Warp 360 (AR7200BX, HW 40A platinum pro, Savox 0257/1257mg) - Compass 6HV (AR7200BX, SAVOX 1258TG/1290MG, all else stock) - DX6i

08-02-2012, 11:36 PM	#2
gdawgs56 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mesa, Arizona	i dont know about the wind thing ... but i know that higher torque (but not too high) is good. Im going to get Spektrum H3000 servos sometime and a mks ds95i for the tail eventually. I cant wait. __________________ TEAM HELIPROZ 450 FBL: Scorpion -8 motor, Tarot ZYX Fbl 130X: HPO8, DS35, Lynx, Rakon, KBDD, Fusuno, DIY mods NANO CPX BL: SOLD

08-03-2012, 12:17 AM	#3
FailureToFly Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia	I personally found that higher speed/torque servos flew better in the wind. Did a back to back comparison with the stock units (in good cond - never damaged) and MKS and the MKS setup was more controllable. The stock heli flew great as well...just not in high winds. I get hit with alot of wind where I live and find I can fly with up to 15km/h now and do inverted, rainbows, tic tocs etc in these conditions and not constantly stress out. I have flown in 20+km/h winds but landing etc is hard during the gusts (which pump up to 30+) and inverting the heli is a major problem. I do prefer 0-5km/h winds though!! __________________ 12S Gaui X5 Formula, 4035-500, DS615/655, AR7200BX; 6S 450X Scorp 2221-2010, Ice Lite 50, 14T, DS92A+/DS95i (835 gm RTF, 590 watts cont, 3650rpm).

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08-03-2012, 12:17 AM	#4
TheMark Registered Users Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Florida	I did hitec 5065's and 5084 on the tail, been super happy

08-03-2012, 12:03 PM	#7
SMarvin Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oregon	I just couldn't help myself. got 3 SH0257s for cyclic and 1 SH0262 for the tail on the way! Also got the E-flight 450 motor because I have a feeling that the 440 is about to go out on me. Ordered the rhino 12t pinions.