Servo decisions

[Honeyman108]

I agree with some of the other crawlers running direct power servos is hands down the best way to power your servo and keep your rig running smooth and quickly rewarding as far as ease of use and capability! In the last 5 years I switched all my servos to Reefs and last year I tried a 3 brothers RC direct servo and I was hooked! Last year I purchased a couple Reefs direct power 777's for a couple projects and now its my go to servo on any project! But any servo direct power is better than without I am also tired of BEC's and esc issues due to servo hunger! Hope this helps... BUZZZZ......

 

[nzrc]

ok, this is probably a crazy question because it should make total sense, but has anyone tried the Amazon red servos? They seem to be all over Amazon under different brands and they are dirt cheap but have pretty good specs. They are called DS3218 20kg servos

I only ask because I use one of them and have been for almost a year with 0 issues. I was wondering how much better a HH servo can really be? I'm wondering if anyone has tried one of the cheap ones off amazon and then switched to a "name brand" and noticed a big difference?

I notices a massive difference in my SCX10ii from stock to the DS3218

They're ok but actual torque is quite low. I'd pay slightly more and get the blue DS3225

 

[splyn]

just a shout out to Servo AF model T. In my TRX i tired a Savox but was way too loud and grumbled when bound up, then i put in a HH and found it had much more power and was a bit smoother (required upgrading the track bar mount). For my Capra i discovered the Servo AF Model T. LOTS of power. super quiet and nice and fast. i just ordered a Ryft and plan on putting another Model T in it without a servo saver. And this month, they are releasing a direct power (Model A). not sure if am going to try it as i don't like running extra leads off of my battery connectors.