Servo for CRT.5

[BrianG]

My second Hitec HS-225MG (66oz-in & 0.11s @ 6v) gave out today for no apparent reason. Voltage is present at the servo board, but no go - even with the gears unattached. The motor spins if I apply voltage directly to the terminals, so the driver board is toast. Normally, I'd just get a replacement servo board, but seeing as how this is the second servo that went bad with not much use, I would rather just get another one.

This is on the stock non-extended chassis, so it needs to be a mini servo. After research, my choices are:

Hitec HS-5245MG. 76oz-in & 0.12s @ 6v. About $46

Futaba S9650 63oz-in & 0.11s @ 6v. About $58

Obviously, the Hitec is a little more powerful, but a tad slower. But I am tending to lean toward the Futaba simply because Hitec has been giving me grief. Plus, the Futaba case is a tad larger (still fits though) which means things probably aren't quite so cramped inside and may be a little more reliable.

Any thoughts? Or, is there another alternative?