Rudder servo Airtronics 94162z

[Ron Jefferson]

Has anyone tried one of these Airtronics servos for rudder? If so, how did you like it?

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJYT8

 

[steve wood]

used to use their 94357/358 in 40 to 80 hydros.bullit proof.this one is too weak for me tho.might work for a 21 boat

 

[Ron Jefferson]

used to use their 94357/358 in 40 to 80 hydros.bullit proof.this one is too weak for me tho.might work for a 21 boat

Agreed Steve. I've used the 358 as well with excellent results. However, I've used the Futaba 3305 and thought this might be a good choice? sport 40, 20/40 hydro, maybe even a good mono servo.

 

[moparbarn]

that might even be overkill for a .21 boat......my seaducer sd3 33" mono & .21 jae do fine with hs225 mg's.

 

[SayMikey]

I had a 258 and it lasted 3 boats and 10 years. When it died it was prop my fault......

 

[Ron Jefferson]

The very first 258 I had the wiring was oposite for the radio I was using. Electronics sure stink when the wires get crossed. Lol

 

[Brian Sorgente]

I have one of these in in my 21 outboard (probably a little overkill) and another in my gas rigger and Im very happy with them. Both have been flipped pretty hard and no issues yet...

I think it would be overkill for a 20 mono / hydro mainly because of size / weight. Probably ok for a 40 and up though.

Brian

 

[steve wood]

when it comes to servos i do overkill,comes from the old days when you had to have 2 servos inline to turn a hydro

 

[larcor69]

you didnt state what kind of boat its for ,but at 144 ozin at 6v should be a fine rudder servo in a 40 and smaller hull

 

[mark couty]

Well then what is a good servo to use for rudder for a 1/8 scale hydro? Please use brands names, servo number, and torque ratings. Rookie here not familiar with all the terms yet. Thanks.

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Futaba 3305 @ either 4.8 volts(99 oz-in) or 6 volts(124 oz-in), standard high torque MG at $32.99. This is the one I normally use

Futaba 9405 @ 6 volts(100 in-oz), water resistant MG coreless at $64.99

Futaba 9151 @ 4.8 volts(132 in-oz), water resistant MG digital at $99.99. Have one of these to try out in my Executone

Since all I use is Futaba, I can't really recommend other brands due to lack of knowledge and experience with them. The prices listed are from the Tower Hobbies website

 

[larcor69]

Mastons Marine..http://www.mastonsrcmarine.com/ and www.gizmomotors.com both have servos with the spec's, and are RC Boaters specific web sales, I like Savox servos for there price and durability, as well as Airtronics,Futaba,JR. to steer your scale anything rated above 150 ozin. would be fine I think

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

After putting a Savox in mine it's pretty good. Very good priced.

 

[Glenn Gates]

Well then what is a good servo to use for rudder for a 1/8 scale hydro? Please use brands names, servo number, and torque ratings. Rookie here not familiar with all the terms yet. Thanks.

Like Steve Wood-I liked the 94358 Airtronics 200 oz in @ 6 V They are extinct now but Airtronics offers a digital MG std servo at the same or higher torque ratings.

 

[David Bryant]

I'm an Airtronics user myself. Considering using one of the following servo's for rudder control on .45 - .80 sized outriggers:

94671 Torque at 6.0v: 208.0oz-in, Speed at 6.0v: 0.13sec/60º, Weight: 2.18oz (62.0g)

http://www.airtronics.net/index.php/servos-281/digital-high-voltage-servos/airtronics-94671-hv-hi-torque-steel-gear-waterproof-servo-ers962.html#

94661 Torque at 6.0v: 170.8oz-in, Speed at 6.0v: 0.08sec/60º, Weight: 1.90oz (54.0g)

http://www.airtronics.net/index.php/airtronics-94661-hi-speed-titanium-gear-waterproof-servo-ers961.html

94780M Torque at 6.0v: 423oz-in, Speed at 6.0v: 0.15sec/60º, Weight: 2.33oz (66.0g)

http://www.airtronics.net/index.php/airtronics-94780m-mg-digital-high-power-servo-z-conn.html

 

[Brian Sorgente]

Here is a really helpful site to compare servos. You can search based on pretty much any characteristic you can think of and compare them side by side with other servos.

http://www.servodatabase.com/

 

[mark couty]

Thanks to all for the laymans terms and info. You have made it easy for this rookie to understand. Thanks again, Mark.