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11:27 AM

what servo is the best and strongest FOR the losi 8 T?

2FastSS4U · **Best Truggy Servo -** 11.25.2007, 11:12 AM

Here ya go, this may help a little. Seems like the Hitec 5955TG won. http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...t=truggy+servo

Serum · 11.25.2007, 11:27 AM

yeah the hitecs are pretty neat.

the 5995, 5990..

ssspconcepts · 01:31 PM

I use:

JR DS8711 (highest torque)

or

JR Z9000T (smoothest-IMO)

or

HiTec 5995TG (happy medium and probably best for Losi 8ight-IMO) Also Tower Hobbies now has a copycat version of this servo that looks promising. Normally I won't even consider their products, but this one doesn't look bad: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...7&I=L37024&P=K

All are overkill for torque.

dirt101 · 11.25.2007, 01:33 PM

I use the airtronices 358 and its really nice

.10 and 200 o/z

tom255 · 11.25.2007, 01:42 PM

Better overkill than on limit!
I have servo Airtronics 94359Z took it from buggy and put it to truggy once i felt that servo start to heat up and then its heating its going slow. I thought that time is come to this servo, took it apart and took motor also apart and i seen that collector was burned, i polished with thin sandpaper and cleaned it assembled again and now again like new. Burned collector is sign that servo works on limit. So I put it back on buggy and bought Hitec 5955TG for truggy and no any issues on 1.5year.

hemi123 · 12.15.2007, 03:53 AM

its futaba all the way. i would recomend a futaba digital S9350 there fast an strong. plus i have never had a futaba servo go out on me.

tom255 · 12.15.2007, 05:44 AM

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its futaba all the way. i would recomend a futaba digital S9350 there fast an strong. plus i have never had a futaba servo go out on me.

yeah and dont forget to buy bunch of Fuse Gears (only one nylon gear inside)

Personaly i never used Futaba but saw lots of race interruptions in case of Servo Fail and it was stupid Fuse Gear.

nl12 · 12.15.2007, 07:30 AM

I like the JR DS8711 and the Hitec 5990TG both make over 400 oz, I am not sure which will turn out to be my favorite.

hemi123 · 12.15.2007, 01:43 PM

wow thats crazy i have never had a fuse gear go out. i think most servos go out cause people don't ajust there travel.

sapper_triple6 · 12.15.2007, 02:19 PM

Once upon a time I used Futaba servos until 2 of them went out on me. Since then I have switched to Hitec and no problems yet.

ClodMaxx · 05:43 PM

i have always used hitec servos (numerous 645mg's, and my current 5955tg) but just lost my first 645mg. it was on my crawler, and i don't believe i had the EPAs adjusted properly (surprised i didn't lose the other one on there).

the 5955 is an absolute beast, esp. when fed 6 volts. i'm using that on my eXT8.

hemi123 · 12.16.2007, 02:28 AM

well i will agree that hitec has come a long way they do make some really good servos. but i do think that alot of servo problems are because people dont set there end points an travel.

lincpimp · 12.16.2007, 03:08 AM

I am using a JR Z9100T in my Revo and it works very well, super fast and can turn the truck if you hold the front wheels!

I run it and a futaba 3050 (for brakes) in my tekno converted revo with a ccbec set for 6.5 volts! Neither servo even gets warm, so I can recommend both for use at 6.5v.

I will say that the JR is alot quieter than my hitec 5997 that is in my LSP. I have witnessed the "knock off" servo that sspconcepts was talking about and it works as well as the hitec it is based on, only maybe a little louder!

I have had excellent success with futaba servos, both their brand and the ones they relabel for other companies. However I have never used a servo that did not have enough torque for the job!

12.20.2007, 02:24 AM

i use an AirTronics 94359Z in my 8T...

Ron