New JR and Hitec HV servos. How to maximize their potential?

[Ryu James]

i know the 8711 is for planes/helis but actually JR says their new 9100 HVT and HVS is made for 1/8 and 1/5 surface applications. i actually just picked up a couple of JR 9100t's from amain. they have them on sale at $119. cant beat that.(normally $139) i figure this will be the best all around servo for me. to date all i have used is the JR 9100s for both steering and brake but i sold off a couple of the 9100s's and replaced with the higher torque 9100t.

but now i have a much better understanding of how to control voltage output from the esc. thanks guys.

[jhautz]

This might sound wierd but I actually think these servos are geared more towards the nitros. They all want to run a small 2 cell lipo Rx pack and not have to deal with a regulator. Personally I think they seem like a bit of overkill, but eliminating the regulator is a bonus.

Originally Posted by Ryu James

does the new tekin push 6.0v also?

i agree about the buggy only needing aobut 200 in/oz. but i run that on my truggy right now and it has been fine 90% of the time but i have noticed some give in high grip, fast turns so i want to go with something that is about 300 in/oz or higher. anyway, thanks for the info.

Yes, the tekin is also 6v.

I only run 200oz servo in my buggy. I cant tell a difference between it and a 400 oz servo. 200 is plenty IMO. I have even run a 150oz servo in my buggy without any issues.

Originally Posted by E-Revonut

Hitec 7955tg! 333oz of torque at 6V, works incredible on my RC8T, never thought a servo could be worth that much money till I actually tried one.

Yep. thats the servo I use in the truggy too. killer servo that will do anything you need.