Servos, Which one and why, Competition or Weekend Warrior.

[doublea]

So what do you use and why. I have heard good things about savox. Some have told me good things about solar servos. I have been using hitec religously. Just want to hear some opinions.

 

[ericb]

There are a lot of variables to consider for this question. I use a mix of Hitec (7950, 7954, 7955) and Savox (1270, 2270, 1256). If I need to get some for a new build, I now lean towards Savox. For the price and reliability, I don't think you can beat Savox. I was going to try solar servos, but I have read some not so good things about the longevity and reliability of them, so I will stick with what I know works.

 

[yakken]

I have had no luck with 7955's or 7950's. They have developed the jitters. 1256's,1258's and 1231's have worked flawlessly. And i dont just fly three times a month. When the weather is nice i burn around four gallons a week. So i put a lot of time on my equipment.

 

[Wacobipe]

I'm pretty much JR across the board...they aren't cheap...and they don't let me down.

 

[Ken-H]

I've had the opposite luck in regards to the 79 series. Been pretty flawless for me and lots of hardcore time on them.


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[ChickenBalls]

Mostly 7955's and 7954's in the hanger, I considered the savox, but I've been treated very well by Hitec customer service, so hard to leave em.

 

[Tim Sutton]

Same here my son an I have around 60 hi-tech 7954's an 55's an never had but a couple issues ,However some of them do tend to jitter. Considered the savox but like chicken balls they've always taken care of us.

 

[yakken]

I have never had an issue with hitec customer service. I am still using the a9 with thousands of flights on it

 

[Phil.Griffin]

I've got 26 Savox 1270's in 4 GS airplanes. 3 of the 4 are approaching 500 flights between them. I have nothing but the best to say about my Savox 1270's. I was a die-hard Hitec guy til the great "jittergate" fiasco of a couple years back with the 50's. I just lost the faith and haven't been back.

 

[Bunky.F.Knuckle]

I've been on a Savox kick lately. I really like how they perform. I removed 4 8711HV servos out of my MX2 wing on my Comp ARF. First snap roll, muscle memory kicked in and I over rotated by 1/4 revolution. I did not make any other changes except to the matchboxes. Travels and expo were left alone. I did the same snap a few more times, and still over rotated. So, I reduced my low dual rate and added a bit more expo. The 2270s were so fast off center, it made the airplane twitchy.

But I also have 1270s, 2231s and 1250 MG HVs. All are rock solid.