FlyingGiants - View Single Post - Could use some help picking servos please

ljaganna · 11-09-2009, 11:26 AM

Check out the JR 8611s & 8711s. The prices at TBM are great! The difference in price between Hitec & TBM's JR prices are too small IMHO to make any comprimises.

To add to that the JR quality & Horizon's customer service are best out there. I have sent in literally dozens of JR servos after a few years of flying to get fresh gear sets....always at no charge. The last set of 6 servos I sent in were ~4year old 8611s....obviously past warranty, and obviously heavily used in 4 years...and I got them back 2weeks ago with fresh gear sets at no charge to me...not even return shipping. That is unbeatable service from Horizon.

There are other threads on FG that talk abut Hitec centering & jitter issues....not everyone has had the same experience but it definetely looks like very loose manufacturing tolerances with Htec servos that seem to vary batch to batch.

I do not get freebies from anybody....so this is an unbiased opinion.

11-09-2009, 11:26 AM	#28
ljaganna Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: phoenix, arizona Posts: 262	Re: Could use some help picking servos please Check out the JR 8611s & 8711s. The prices at TBM are great! The difference in price between Hitec & TBM's JR prices are too small IMHO to make any comprimises. To add to that the JR quality & Horizon's customer service are best out there. I have sent in literally dozens of JR servos after a few years of flying to get fresh gear sets....always at no charge. The last set of 6 servos I sent in were ~4year old 8611s....obviously past warranty, and obviously heavily used in 4 years...and I got them back 2weeks ago with fresh gear sets at no charge to me...not even return shipping. That is unbeatable service from Horizon. There are other threads on FG that talk abut Hitec centering & jitter issues....not everyone has had the same experience but it definetely looks like very loose manufacturing tolerances with Htec servos that seem to vary batch to batch. I do not get freebies from anybody....so this is an unbiased opinion.