Servo choice ....

[milly0812]

I've never been an advocate for HV setups I just don't see the point. When I get the new logo 700 it will be fitted with Futaba bls451s and a bls251 on the tail. Plenty man enough and fast enough for most pilots and second hand about £130 for the lot. Never had a problem using the 251 at 6v either.
Just seems to be a trend for super fast HV servos these days and the vast majority of us couldn't tell the difference anyway

[electricsceadu]

you need super fandango servos to be up with the in crowd

[BASS 666]

I've never been an advocate for HV setups I just don't see the point. When I get the new logo 700 it will be fitted with Futaba bls451s and a bls251 on the tail. Plenty man enough and fast enough for most pilots and second hand about £130 for the lot. Never had a problem using the 251 at 6v either.
Just seems to be a trend for super fast HV servos these days and the vast majority of us couldn't tell the difference anyway

i had all the BLS servos on my 50 and like you say they are the dogs ... i was thinking of the HV set up because i wanted to use a Lipo without stepping down ... i will use anything on the 90 as long as it does the job and another Align 2in1 or a Life batt won't be out of the question ....

[BASS 666]

you need super fandango servos to be up with the in crowd

been there done it, but not this time it's too expensive ....

[Grumpy]

KST HV brushless for £154 the full set brand new is hard to beat: Freeshipping 3PCS KST BLS815 + 1 PIECE KST BLS805X Brushless High Voltage Metal Gear Servo for 550 700 helicopter-in Camera Drone Accessories from Consumer Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group.

Personally I dont see the point in paying almost as much for used servos with much lower performance? KST despite the pricing are very good servos, just without the big name price tag.

[BASS 666]

KST HV brushless for £154 the full set brand new is hard to beat: Freeshipping 3PCS KST BLS815 + 1 PIECE KST BLS805X Brushless High Voltage Metal Gear Servo for 550 700 helicopter-in Camera Drone Accessories from Consumer Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group.

Personally I dont see the point in paying almost as much for used servos with much lower performance? KST despite the pricing are very good servos, just without the big name price tag.

i take it the 805 is a tail servo ?

[Grumpy]

i take it the 805 is a tail servo ?

Yes, it's a 760us tail specific servo

[Planehazza]

I tend to stick to Align 615/655 unless I see a good deal on here for the BLS272SV servos. They're about £100 new in the UK, but are obviously bought from RCJapan and sold on here at a much lower price.

[BASS 666]

the 90 came with a complete set of Futaba 3001s but i don't rate them at all ... i suppose i could use one of them for a throttle servo then use my BLS 451 for collective and the Align DS620 for tail that means i would just need two more .... i will prob try and buy two DS 610s if i can find them ....

[milly0812]

Had a 3001 on the throttle of my first 600n and it failed leaving the engine screaming for a whole tank til I could land. Never again

[electricsceadu]

flame suit is on and ear plugs fitted

I have flown a rappy 60 with 3001 servo fitted for a club member a number of years ago
the model flew and performed well
ok they may not be the fastest servo
they may not be the best used with a 401 gyro
but they work and don't fail

yes they will work but maybe not ideal for the more entertaining style of flight
they are reliable
and you can sell them once finished with to a cash stuck plank pilot

[electricsceadu]

Had a 3001 on the throttle of my first 600n and it failed leaving the engine screaming for a whole tank til I could land. Never again

I've seen more higher end servos fail than the std 3001 servo
but remember any age or make of servo can and will fail

[BASS 666]

like you say .. all servos can fail .. i think i will just look around for a while and see whats what i've already PMd a guy on here about some servos he has so fingers crossed ....