Damn I broke a servo!!

Benji · 08-06-2006, 07:11 PM

Hey guys today I was flying my yak 54 from qq the 50cc one and I entered to a rolling loop when a servo cracked now it is not working it was the aileron servo, so I had to land really fast, I was kinda scared, the servos that I have on ailerons are hitec hs 645 mg I think I might go for some better jr servos, have you ever had these problem with a plane?

TonyThomasian · 08-06-2006, 07:21 PM

On my 30% yak, i put hitec karbonite gears on the ailerons and on the first 2minutes of the flight they got stripped. (i knew karbonite gears arent good for giant scale, but i used them anyways.) So one of the servos broke the gear off w/ the arm, and so i had to land with one aileron while the other aileron was flopping around! I got it down safely.

Benji · 08-06-2006, 07:23 PM

Yeah thats what happened to me today!! was bad.

king160woody · 08-06-2006, 07:25 PM

i did this with a foamy once

haah i landed safely

Neogenesis · 08-07-2006, 07:31 AM

The Hitec 645MG is usually a pretty bullet proof servo. How old was it? Approx # of flight? Involved in any hard knocks? It's also possible that you got a bad one. There is always a human link in assembly somewhere.......and that opens the possibility for failures. I would say try another.....chances are you won't have any problems with them.

FYI....I've been flying the 5645 in my 33% Yak......I believe it is the same geartrain as the 645MG....just digital controls. They have held up good so far. Also have mnay other Hitec's in all my planes......and have never had a problem that wasn't induced by the user "Me". That being wrecks....a control surface that took a hard wack, or a multitude of other things.

Neo

harv · 08-07-2006, 11:41 AM

i knew them hitecs were no good news. i have 4 of them servos, only using one. and t is metal gears(were yours metal gears)?

Edge 540 · 08-07-2006, 12:02 PM

WOW If you truly had enough experience to say that "them hitecs were no good news" you would already know that the 645 was MG.

Neogenesis · 08-07-2006, 12:04 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by harv
	i knew them hitecs were no good news.

ROFL.........

Neo

50%plane · 08-07-2006, 12:32 PM

It's easy, just duct tape the servo together and you'll never have that trouble again.

Neogenesis · 08-07-2006, 12:55 PM

In all reality though, all servo mfg's have a bad servo come through here and there. It's not until there are many many reported failures that I would sign off on not using a mfg. I personally won't use anything but Hitec.....but that's mostly becasue I hate having to use a matchbox to match up servo's. It's much easier to program them.

Neo

Benji · 08-07-2006, 01:10 PM

Yeah guys you are right, the servo was old I think, it has like 10 months working, so I should happend, may be with some others, any way I mught change them for something better and let those ones for smaller planes.

TonyThomasian · 08-07-2006, 01:12 PM

Hitec has the best customer support as far as repairs (imo). I send in a servo to be checked out and they fixed it, and send it back for free in 1 week. Also Hitec servos are really good (imo). I like JR 8611 servos, but after trying the Hitec 5955 servos, I think i will go with the hitec's on my next giant scale. There gears are much stronger than 8611 servos. They last longer than 100 flights too.

	Quote: Originally Posted by harv
	i knew them hitecs were no good news.

08-06-2006, 07:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Benji 3D Low & Slow Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexico Age: 18 Posts: 490	Damn I broke a servo!! Hey guys today I was flying my yak 54 from qq the 50cc one and I entered to a rolling loop when a servo cracked now it is not working it was the aileron servo, so I had to land really fast, I was kinda scared, the servos that I have on ailerons are hitec hs 645 mg I think I might go for some better jr servos, have you ever had these problem with a plane? __________________ Creater of a new giant Jargon! "The sky is not the limit, it´s my home"

08-06-2006, 07:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
TonyThomasian Rollin', Rollin', and Rollin' Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tigard,Oregon Age: 17 Posts: 2,090	Re: Damn I broke a servo!! On my 30% yak, i put hitec karbonite gears on the ailerons and on the first 2minutes of the flight they got stripped. (i knew karbonite gears arent good for giant scale, but i used them anyways.) So one of the servos broke the gear off w/ the arm, and so i had to land with one aileron while the other aileron was flopping around! I got it down safely. __________________ Fromeco.org ExtremeFlightrc.com

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08-07-2006, 07:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Neogenesis Down Low..Too Slow..DOH!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Findlay, OH Posts: 1,012	Re: Damn I broke a servo!! The Hitec 645MG is usually a pretty bullet proof servo. How old was it? Approx # of flight? Involved in any hard knocks? It's also possible that you got a bad one. There is always a human link in assembly somewhere.......and that opens the possibility for failures. I would say try another.....chances are you won't have any problems with them. FYI....I've been flying the 5645 in my 33% Yak......I believe it is the same geartrain as the 645MG....just digital controls. They have held up good so far. Also have mnay other Hitec's in all my planes......and have never had a problem that wasn't induced by the user "Me". That being wrecks....a control surface that took a hard wack, or a multitude of other things. Neo __________________ Fly it like you stole it!!!


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08-07-2006, 12:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Neogenesis Down Low..Too Slow..DOH!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Findlay, OH Posts: 1,012	Re: Damn I broke a servo!! In all reality though, all servo mfg's have a bad servo come through here and there. It's not until there are many many reported failures that I would sign off on not using a mfg. I personally won't use anything but Hitec.....but that's mostly becasue I hate having to use a matchbox to match up servo's. It's much easier to program them. Neo __________________ Fly it like you stole it!!!

08-07-2006, 01:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Benji 3D Low & Slow Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexico Age: 18 Posts: 490	Re: Damn I broke a servo!! Yeah guys you are right, the servo was old I think, it has like 10 months working, so I should happend, may be with some others, any way I mught change them for something better and let those ones for smaller planes. __________________ Creater of a new giant Jargon! "The sky is not the limit, it´s my home"

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