Burned up 3 Hi Tech steering what should I get.

[screamin chicken]

I am not buying anymore of the Hi Tech junk what should I get and where do I get it.I am thinking the Airtronics?????

 

[Timmahh]

Multiplex Rhino, but make sure you buy a metal servo horn for it when you but the servo.
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[screamin chicken]

Ok where can I get one.

 

[PowerSlideRacing]

Make sure the servo isn't pushing against the steering stops, that burns them out.

 

[screamin chicken]

I checked and it's fine and my end point travel is at factory 100%

 

[No Moa]

i run all Hitecs, been perfect for me. I agree with Powerslide, your adjustments are off.

 

[Hydra]

multiplex is the same company as hitec, btw.

 

[screamin chicken]

Thanks I found that out when I called.

 

[pipeous]

I bought a couple cheaper type servos... tower pro. they seem pretty fast and all but strange I am having range issues now. I had my radio set to fast frame rate for digitals, but am also using hitec 645's for my throttle and brakes, and I only seem to lose my throttle when range issues kick in. have to try it out tomorrow with normal frame rate and see if that helps lol...

man I thought it was my battery first, then the rx antenna (which I replaced as the one on it had shrink wrap), tried a different rx, then the venom failsafe got taken out. if the frame rate doesn't change things, I will be going to the lhs and buying a hitec for steering. I am also routing my antenna inside the body so might be getting interference from the motor or something. never had range isues with any other rc's before.... I hate electrical problems. I hope it's not the servo as it is really fast and whips the tires around even on carpet. I couldn't refuse the price as 2 servos were a killer deal from ebay and the guy sells quite a few.

 

[Hydra]

i should say that while hitec/multiplex is no futaba they're still not bad when setup correctly.

the hitec servos don't like being stalled, that is when trying to push a linkage further than it will physically go.

futaba servos are much more resiliant to stalling and I've never had a futaba servo's electronics ever fail on me, whereas with hitec i've got 2 dead servos here right now and i've had a few more fail on me in the past, even when properly adjusted.

however, in hitec's defense i sent one servo back to them, with a nice letter saying how great they were, and they fixed it for free!

price/performance wise there's no alternative to the hitec MG-5745 large scale steering servo though, it's very powerful & fast for the money.