GOOD SERVOS ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH?

rede2fly · 06-07-2007, 09:32 PM

hey giants help me out a little bit. i have what i think are good servos. i know they are but,,,,,, are they good enough for 50cc plane?? extreme yak 50cc airplane and a qq yak 50cc.. the servos i have in my personal stock are either jr 4131's or ds8231'S would you think that these would be good enough to put on the elevator halfs?? or not? i wouldnt use them on the ailerons but i was thinking that they would be ok for the elevator halfs. what ya think????? also do you think that 4127 on the ailerons will be ok??????

WangoTango · 06-07-2007, 10:36 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by rede2fly
	hey giants help me out a little bit. i have what i think are good servos. i know they are but,,,,,, are they good enough for 50cc plane?? extreme yak 50cc airplane and a qq yak 50cc.. the servos i have in my personal stock are either jr 4131's or ds8231'S would you think that these would be good enough to put on the elevator halfs?? or not? i wouldnt use them on the ailerons but i was thinking that they would be ok for the elevator halfs. what ya think????? also do you think that 4127 on the ailerons will be ok??????

Redi2Fly,
When you say 4127, do you mean the good ol' 4721's that were the workhorse coreless servos before JR came out with digitals? If so, those handled my old Nosen Mustang and Ziroli Bearcat (RIP to both of them.... They were dumb-thumbed by their new owners after me!!) years ago with no sweat. Probably okay on elevator halves but I'd think about it on big ailerons of a 50cc bird.
WT

mccrind · 06-07-2007, 11:14 PM

4131's are slow by todays standards. If you're not flying with3d throws that might not be a problem.

rede2fly · 06-07-2007, 11:15 PM

yep 4721 my bad. thats the ones, i have 2 brand new that need to go somewhere. and i just thought they might work in this plane but just wasnt shure. if they were metal gears i wouldnt even ask. you dont think the 4131 will work in the elev halfs??

Bunky F. Knuckle · 06-08-2007, 03:21 AM

4721's are good servos, but they aren't MG's(Metal Gears). I would prefer to see MG servos on ailerons over elevator or rudder. Guys have flown them on anything upto and including 40% planes. And this was of course LONG before digi servos.

The 8231's are 82 oz in torque at 4.8V, if I recall correctly??? What are the 4131's??? Both are plastic gear sevos............. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM................. Me personally would be concerned with flutter............ But that is me. Different folks will have different opinions on this.

randy racer · 06-08-2007, 07:15 AM

go with high torque digi's. the new planes have very large control surfaces and can flutter at speed, also when using 3D throws on these large surfaces we need a bunch of torque. you will someday build a smaller plane that the other servos will work great on so don't risk you new plane on weak servos. just how i roll

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randy

why_fly_high · 06-08-2007, 10:09 AM

I ran 8231's on each aileron and on each elevator on this size plane with no issues. While not the best they should serve you fine.

Dan

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rede2fly · 06-08-2007, 08:51 PM

yea thats what i thought as well. i just wont use them in this plane. or any 30% for that matter. well maby a warbird

. ok 8231 are sold need to try and get some better servos

06-07-2007, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
rede2fly GRAVITY SUCKS Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: florida Posts: 2,160	GOOD SERVOS ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH? hey giants help me out a little bit. i have what i think are good servos. i know they are but,,,,,, are they good enough for 50cc plane?? extreme yak 50cc airplane and a qq yak 50cc.. the servos i have in my personal stock are either jr 4131's or ds8231'S would you think that these would be good enough to put on the elevator halfs?? or not? i wouldnt use them on the ailerons but i was thinking that they would be ok for the elevator halfs. what ya think????? also do you think that 4127 on the ailerons will be ok?????? __________________ dont tell me how to do it....... show me how FLORIDA FREESTYLE AEROBATIC ASSOCIATION

06-07-2007, 11:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
mccrind Gettin' Lower! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 48	Re: GOOD SERVOS ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH? 4131's are slow by todays standards. If you're not flying with3d throws that might not be a problem.

06-07-2007, 11:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
rede2fly GRAVITY SUCKS Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: florida Posts: 2,160	Re: GOOD SERVOS ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH? yep 4721 my bad. thats the ones, i have 2 brand new that need to go somewhere. and i just thought they might work in this plane but just wasnt shure. if they were metal gears i wouldnt even ask. you dont think the 4131 will work in the elev halfs?? __________________ dont tell me how to do it....... show me how FLORIDA FREESTYLE AEROBATIC ASSOCIATION

06-08-2007, 03:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bunky F. Knuckle To those who doubt.....BURN!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: OhIo Age: 31 Posts: 1,615	Re: GOOD SERVOS ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH? 4721's are good servos, but they aren't MG's(Metal Gears). I would prefer to see MG servos on ailerons over elevator or rudder. Guys have flown them on anything upto and including 40% planes. And this was of course LONG before digi servos. The 8231's are 82 oz in torque at 4.8V, if I recall correctly??? What are the 4131's??? Both are plastic gear sevos............. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM................. Me personally would be concerned with flutter............ But that is me. Different folks will have different opinions on this. __________________ Shut up, Fartknocker!!!!!!! Hurry up, Sept. 10 2007!!!!!!!!

06-08-2007, 07:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
randy racer Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mayfield, Ky, USA Age: 47 Posts: 308	Re: GOOD SERVOS ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH? go with high torque digi's. the new planes have very large control surfaces and can flutter at speed, also when using 3D throws on these large surfaces we need a bunch of torque. you will someday build a smaller plane that the other servos will work great on so don't risk you new plane on weak servos. just how i roll. randy


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why_fly_high 100% EDGE Builder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Guthrie, OK Age: 35 Posts: 935	Re: GOOD SERVOS ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH? I ran 8231's on each aileron and on each elevator on this size plane with no issues. While not the best they should serve you fine. Dan

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rede2fly GRAVITY SUCKS Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: florida Posts: 2,160	Re: GOOD SERVOS ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH? yea thats what i thought as well. i just wont use them in this plane. or any 30% for that matter. well maby a warbird. ok 8231 are sold need to try and get some better servos __________________ dont tell me how to do it....... show me how FLORIDA FREESTYLE AEROBATIC ASSOCIATION

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