Servo Arms

[Xpress]

So everybody uses servo arms right? Right??

So what kind of servo arms do you use?

-Stock cheapie plastic
-Heavy duty plastic
-Aluminum
-Other (explain)

 

[49dimes]

If it is a bad ass servo it gets a bad ass aluminum arm. I have been using the China knock offs and H-9's

Stock HD plastic I save for my smaller slimmer stuff.

 

[slowgto]

Most of the time aluminum... except for the throttle, then I use one of those hybrid fiberglass-composite-plastic jobs. In my head it makes sense as it keeps the vibrations down on the throttle servo.... real world I have no clue.

 

[Capt.Roll]

I pretty much use aluminum; most of the time a mix between the SWB arms and the HK aluminum arms.

 

[Xpress]

How do the HK aluminum arms hold up?

 

[49dimes]

How do the HK aluminum arms hold up?

Look just like the SWB's but fit the splines better. Tension screws are 2 mm though and not 4-40. Mine have been doing fine in my 104. The current ones should hold up well and now come in many different styles. Purple one is on my purple edge! lol

 

[Capt.Roll]

I agree with Dimes.........the HK arms have been holding up very good and I haven't had any reservations using them up to a 120cc size ARF.....only because that's the largest ARF's I've owned.

The pic on left is the style I've used the most. That style is anodized a color to help ID it for the servo output shaft; purple is Futaba (23T), there are silver and gold for other shafts with a different tooth count or diameter than Futaba.

 

[ericb]

Aluminum for me. Mostly swb. Some spot-on ones also.

 

[Phil.Griffin]

SWB. Everywhere...

 

[Madinpensacola]

SWB but I cheap out usually on throttle and use the servo's stock arms.