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While the stock servo in the Vaterra Halix works fine for general bashing, to go truly high performance a better servo needs to be installed. A better servo will not only be faster than the stock unit, but also have more power for keeping those big tires pointed where you intend them to be. For our Halix project we decided to [...]
The Futaba crew has added 6 new S.Bus and S.Bus2 servos to their line-up. The new servos can give you an increase in power, they are made to take advantage of the power provided by 2S LiPo packs, and some of the models are water protected. * S.Bus servos are highly programmable to optimize your install * High voltage versions (HV) take [...]
Viper RC Solutions are best known for their electronic speed controls, but now they have gotten into the servo game with a line-up called Xpert RC. We have beeen using and abusing an Xpert SN-3301 servo for a few weeks now, here is what we found out. The Xpert SN-3301 is rated at .052 sec/60 degree at 6 volts, which is [...]
If you are anything like us, you can never have enough servos. It seems like every time we get in a new car we don’t have a an extra servo laying around to put in it. Such is life around the BigSquidRC offices. Futaba has a Special Offer going on right now where they will give you a free S3004 servo [...]
Surface radios are no longer sold under the JR banner now days in America, but their air radios are alive and well. JR America’s booth at E-Fest 2014 was big and filled with electronic goodness. From uber high end transmitters to servos of every size, they have radio gear for all sorts of air applications. Hit up their Official Website [...]
The crew over at KO Propo have announced their new line of RSx2 servos. These high precision servos have aluminum cases, metal gears, and have a re-worked servo amplifier for a more linear feel. The new KO Propo servos include- * RSx2 Response H.C. (hard case) #30106 * Speed servo w/ aluminum upper case * Speed- 0.06 @ 7.4V, 0.07s @ 6.0V * Torque- [...]
The crew over at Viper RC Solutions have announced they are now distributing the Xpert RC line of servos here in the USA. Xpert servos are designed for precision and quality, and have been proven winners in the hands of drivers like European Champion Lee Martin. All the servos in the Xpert line are brushless, making them highly efficient, low power [...]
The Spektrum crew has been showing off a couple of new 5th scale servos at the Nurnberg Toy Fair. Both servos were designed to fix several problems that 5th scale drivers have like servo fade, low holding power, and crowbar effect. Using patent-pending Back EMF technology designed by Paul Beard, the new Spektrum 5th scale servos are designed not to [...]
KO Propo has a new low profile servo for those tight installs, the RSx one10 30105. The RSx one10 is a speedy servo, boasting a transit time of .07 at 7.4 volts, and has 124oz-in of torque. Some of its other features include- * Aluminum + 1 plastic gear * Dual bearings * Coreless Motor * Aluminum heat sink case * Hardened Gear Pins * Gold [...]
The friendly crew at Hitec are out in force at the iHobby Expo. Some of their latest products on display are the X1-200 Touch battery charger, their giant scale servos for vehicles like the Losi 5ive-T, and their latest aircraft transmitters. Their HS-1000SGT servo is capable of over 1500 oz/in of torque, ensuring the wheels on your 5th scale are [...]
Always on the forward edge of technology, Futaba has announced their new line-up of S.Bus2 Servos. The S.Bus2 line is designed to be some of the best performing servos that money can buy. Some of their features include- * The SV (high voltage) servos are designed for running 2S Lipo power without the need of a regulator. * The BLS (brushless) servos [...]
The crew at Tactic have announced an affordable new line-up of servos. With eleven different models to chose from they should have a servo for nearly any application. Each Tactic servo comes complete with mounting hardware and a 1 year warranty. Specs at 6 volts- TSX5 Micro Servo HS – 14 oz-in & 0.09 sec/60, $9 TSX10 Micro Servo Digital HT MG [...]
Looking for that last bit of bling to really set your car off? Want to have something trick on your truck that your buddy doesn’t? Need a new servo anyways? KO Propo have announced two new servo’s with built in LED lights. Three different colors are available, Blue, Red and Yellow. The two different types of servos that you can get [...]
We first reporter about these HERE back in 2011, but now they are officially ready for market, Hitec HSB-94xx and HSB-93XX series servo’s. To make life easier on your BEC, Hitec teamed up with the Neu Castle brushless motor crew to produce new servos with all the power, but with less power consumption. The Neu Castle brushless motors used in the new [...]
Hitec has been an advertiser with BigSquidRC for years now, but we’ve been using their servo’s for much longer than that. You see, we hate wrenching (except for Bill) so one of the first things we do with a new bash-mobile is install a Hitec servo, they perform great and are basher tough. The folks over at Hitec have just announced [...]
