Sniper4370
Quarry Creeper
OK, After a lot of reading and searching for info on servos, I decided to compile a list. At the end of this list I will paste a quote from jcboof. His list is what I used to start this list. I will list different brand and models of servos along with the torque specs and a base price. In no way is this a complete list of any and all servos. If there are some that you use or recommend, please either PM me or post them and I will update the OP.
I am hoping this list will help some people answer questions about different servos and help them out by looking at models that fit their needs and budget.
The list, in not particular order:
JR:
9100T 300@4.8v 370@6v $130
8911HV 470 (on 2s native lipo) $150
8711 347@4.8v 403@6v $140
8611A 260@4.8 320@6v $125
Futaba:
S9157 425@6v $140
Hitec:
7955TG 250@4.8 333@6v $100
7980 500@6v 611@7.4v $180
7950 403@6v 486@7.4v $150
Airtronics:
94911 240@4.8v 336@6v $160
94780 361oz@4.8v 423oz@6v $120
Hobbico:
CS-170 250@4.8 333@6v $90
Savox:
1272 388@6v $100
1270 361@6v $110
1256 277@6v $80
1271 277@6v $100
0251 222@6v $40
1268 208@6v 361@7.4 $95
PowerHD:
Ds-8325 347@6v 430@8.5 $70-100
Turnigy:
HV767 347@6v 430@7.4 $60
*Servos capable of being modded to use as a winch will be added below*
Here is the post by jcboof: (While I don't necessarily agree or disagree with the following if, I felt it best to leave his post intact.)
"Well, There are a lot of good choices in servos. Some are better than others in one way or another and vice versa.
For JR servos, there are the 9100T and the 8711,
Futaba has the S9157
Hitec has the 7955, 5955, 7980 and 7950
Airtronics has the 94780m
These are some of the more popular servos.
JR's are know to be strong all through its life cycle, but they suffer from the "Shakes" when they start to get worn, there are bushings in the case that get worn and some of the gear pins wear out too. Gear breakage in JR's is not too common though.
Hitecs are know just to get weaker and weaker over time, eventually burning out.
Futabas are know for gear breakage occasionally, The motors are good and cases are good, the gears are know to be a little weak
Airtronics servos are a pretty good servo all around, they start to get a little weak over time and the gears are decent enough to last quite a while.
There are a few other servos out there that I probably forgot, but these were the most common ones out there.
All of these servos are around 120-140 bucks new. All of them have metal/titanium gears and are all digital servos.
Ive been running JR 9100T servos since I started in the hobby and have had good luck with them. They are around 370oz of torque. Not once have I been left stranded on a course because of a servo failure. But they tend to wear the cases out. You can replace the case and gears and essentially have a new tight servo again though. And JR has a 3 year warranty on their servos!
Any of the servos that you see above are good servos and start at 330oz/in of torque and go up from there. One of them has around 600oz of torque! If you are putting together a comp crawler, a good servo is essential. Something that has plenty of power and something that will take abuse.
A scaler can get away with a slightly less powerful servo and there are plenty of options out there for them also.
If you are on a Tight budget, Hobbico makes a servo that is called the CS-170. It is the same servo as the Hitec 5955 and has 333oz of torque. They are only about 89 bucks too! Where the hitec is 110-120.
Hope this helps! "
I am hoping this list will help some people answer questions about different servos and help them out by looking at models that fit their needs and budget.
The list, in not particular order:
JR:
9100T 300@4.8v 370@6v $130
8911HV 470 (on 2s native lipo) $150
8711 347@4.8v 403@6v $140
8611A 260@4.8 320@6v $125
Futaba:
S9157 425@6v $140
Hitec:
7955TG 250@4.8 333@6v $100
7980 500@6v 611@7.4v $180
7950 403@6v 486@7.4v $150
Airtronics:
94911 240@4.8v 336@6v $160
94780 361oz@4.8v 423oz@6v $120
Hobbico:
CS-170 250@4.8 333@6v $90
Savox:
1272 388@6v $100
1270 361@6v $110
1256 277@6v $80
1271 277@6v $100
0251 222@6v $40
1268 208@6v 361@7.4 $95
PowerHD:
Ds-8325 347@6v 430@8.5 $70-100
Turnigy:
HV767 347@6v 430@7.4 $60
*Servos capable of being modded to use as a winch will be added below*
Here is the post by jcboof: (While I don't necessarily agree or disagree with the following if, I felt it best to leave his post intact.)
"Well, There are a lot of good choices in servos. Some are better than others in one way or another and vice versa.
For JR servos, there are the 9100T and the 8711,
Futaba has the S9157
Hitec has the 7955, 5955, 7980 and 7950
Airtronics has the 94780m
These are some of the more popular servos.
JR's are know to be strong all through its life cycle, but they suffer from the "Shakes" when they start to get worn, there are bushings in the case that get worn and some of the gear pins wear out too. Gear breakage in JR's is not too common though.
Hitecs are know just to get weaker and weaker over time, eventually burning out.
Futabas are know for gear breakage occasionally, The motors are good and cases are good, the gears are know to be a little weak
Airtronics servos are a pretty good servo all around, they start to get a little weak over time and the gears are decent enough to last quite a while.
There are a few other servos out there that I probably forgot, but these were the most common ones out there.
All of these servos are around 120-140 bucks new. All of them have metal/titanium gears and are all digital servos.
Ive been running JR 9100T servos since I started in the hobby and have had good luck with them. They are around 370oz of torque. Not once have I been left stranded on a course because of a servo failure. But they tend to wear the cases out. You can replace the case and gears and essentially have a new tight servo again though. And JR has a 3 year warranty on their servos!
Any of the servos that you see above are good servos and start at 330oz/in of torque and go up from there. One of them has around 600oz of torque! If you are putting together a comp crawler, a good servo is essential. Something that has plenty of power and something that will take abuse.
A scaler can get away with a slightly less powerful servo and there are plenty of options out there for them also.
If you are on a Tight budget, Hobbico makes a servo that is called the CS-170. It is the same servo as the Hitec 5955 and has 333oz of torque. They are only about 89 bucks too! Where the hitec is 110-120.
Hope this helps! "
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