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JVDO · 05-09-2007, 10:29 AM

what about this one ....HS-5985 MG

GremlinX · 05-09-2007, 10:37 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by JVDO
	what about this one ....HS-5985 MG

It's a nice servo... I just installed some in a 35% wing... but the topic is really it's bigger brother..... the 5955TG. Lets keep it simple

JVDO · 05-09-2007, 12:27 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by GremlinX
	It's a nice servo... I just installed some in a 35% wing... but the topic is really it's bigger brother..... the 5955TG. Lets keep it simple

sorry :-)

JimC-MD · 05-09-2007, 12:33 PM

Great taste Less filling

Tired Old Man · 05-09-2007, 12:57 PM

What many don't know, since all the attention is given to JR and Hitec, is that Futaba is the best manufacturer of servos of them all. I use Futaba products at work and all the testing between servo types and manufacturers has brought the proof of superiority back to Futaba every time, by a very large margin. Unfortunatly I fly JR radios for my own stuff so I get wrapped up in the sameJR/Hitec issues everyone else does.

Those using Futaba gear will be very happy with the new servos hitting the market. The rest of us get to make a choice between fast gear wear or rough feeling gear trains.

AHP · 05-09-2007, 01:27 PM

I would use Futaba servos exclusively if they were programmable like the Hitecs. That is THE selling point for me. After setting up planes with Matchboxes and now doing it with the programmer, I could never go back. I can’t understand why neither JR nor Futaba have addressed end user programmability. Matchboxes and the like are so archaic to me.

adrian · 05-09-2007, 03:20 PM

own many many 5955 and the rest - also been through the 8411/8611 gear problem - like the specs of the 8711 but no way for the extra $40+ - so for now the 5955 still rule

Craven · 05-09-2007, 03:50 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by 3D_Kid
	No Wayne, I do not use either one, but I do know what is the best. I won't buy something without reading about it for at least a month, researching and calling the companies up. 5955TG's all the way.

Who is this Wayne guy anyway? I've never heard of him............

Edge 540 · 05-09-2007, 04:28 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by silversurfer
	What many don't know, since all the attention is given to JR and Hitec, is that Futaba is the best manufacturer of servos of them all. I use Futaba products at work and all the testing between servo types and manufacturers has brought the proof of superiority back to Futaba every time, by a very large margin. Unfortunatly I fly JR radios for my own stuff so I get wrapped up in the sameJR/Hitec issues everyone else does. Those using Futaba gear will be very happy with the new servos hitting the market. The rest of us get to make a choice between fast gear wear or rough feeling gear trains.

Why not use Futaba servos? Of course receivers arent compatible, but futaba servos work just fine with those receivers. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you wrote?

Perfect example, our SAE backup aircraft has a JR radio/receiver, hitec 645 servo on elev, futaba 3102's on ailerons, an FMA on the rudder and a hitec 81 on throttle. Talk about an assortment.

Tim G · 05-09-2007, 07:36 PM

http://servotestsite.com/page5.html

I do not own any 8711's but I do like the 5955. The link above will explain several reasons why.

STLAV8R · 05-09-2007, 08:04 PM

Hey Craven, that "Wayne guy" is the person who won the Tucson Shootout last year. Trust me when I say that he is very smart!

as722 · 05-09-2007, 09:10 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by 3D_Kid
	No Wayne, I do not use either one, but I do know what is the best. I won't buy something without reading about it for at least a month, researching and calling the companies up. 5955TG's all the way.

I use the same method before i buy any new ****.(Thanks craven)

Albert

3dubya · 05-09-2007, 09:18 PM

The 5955 TG gear train is irreplaceable till other use same level of gears that hold out as good. I heavily rely on the programmability too now.

Freddy Warbird · 05-09-2007, 09:19 PM

Check this out, but I don't recommend repeating. I had a 33% Edge 540, and it got clobbered by a .40 sized model at 400ft. My Edge went down hard! I had two 8411 servos in the elevators, one 8611A in the rudder, and four HS-5955TG's in the main wings. When I recovered all the pieces of my model, all the JR servos were toast, and the Hitecs still feel like new!

exeter_acres · 05-09-2007, 10:03 PM

I'm putting Dymond 4.7's in my 52%er... they rock

at least the online review I read.... said so...so it must be the case

05-09-2007, 10:29 AM	#31
JVDO Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe, Belgium Age: 23 Posts: 711	Re: 8711 or 5955 what about this one ....HS-5985 MG __________________ Team Extreme Flight RC, Hitec, Desert Aircraft, Hacker, PowerBox Systems, JerseyModeler, TopFuel Batteries, ModelGlasses, Aerobertics.be, Vess Props, HigherPlaneProductions

05-09-2007, 12:33 PM	#34
JimC-MD Drakien is my hero Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Frederick, Maryland Posts: 1,475	Re: 8711 or 5955 Great taste Less filling __________________ The sweet taste of a cheap price, soon fades in the bitter reality of missed expectations. Go the extra mile. It is never crowded out there. http://www.stansphotos.com/

05-09-2007, 12:57 PM	#35
Tired Old Man Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 4,323	Re: 8711 or 5955 What many don't know, since all the attention is given to JR and Hitec, is that Futaba is the best manufacturer of servos of them all. I use Futaba products at work and all the testing between servo types and manufacturers has brought the proof of superiority back to Futaba every time, by a very large margin. Unfortunatly I fly JR radios for my own stuff so I get wrapped up in the sameJR/Hitec issues everyone else does. Those using Futaba gear will be very happy with the new servos hitting the market. The rest of us get to make a choice between fast gear wear or rough feeling gear trains.

05-09-2007, 01:27 PM	#36
AHP Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 32 Posts: 692	Re: 8711 or 5955 I would use Futaba servos exclusively if they were programmable like the Hitecs. That is THE selling point for me. After setting up planes with Matchboxes and now doing it with the programmer, I could never go back. I can’t understand why neither JR nor Futaba have addressed end user programmability. Matchboxes and the like are so archaic to me.

05-09-2007, 03:20 PM	#37
adrian Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 2,768	Re: 8711 or 5955 own many many 5955 and the rest - also been through the 8411/8611 gear problem - like the specs of the 8711 but no way for the extra $40+ - so for now the 5955 still rule __________________ my blog http://janstrydom.blogspot.com

05-09-2007, 07:36 PM	#40
Tim G Gettin' Lower! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mayfield, KY Age: 48 Posts: 65	Re: 8711 or 5955 http://servotestsite.com/page5.html I do not own any 8711's but I do like the 5955. The link above will explain several reasons why.

05-09-2007, 08:04 PM	#41
STLAV8R Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: STL Posts: 4,056	Re: 8711 or 5955 Hey Craven, that "Wayne guy" is the person who won the Tucson Shootout last year. Trust me when I say that he is very smart!

05-09-2007, 09:18 PM	#43
3dubya ////////////////////////////// Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Stralya - down there aye bloke Posts: 4,267 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Re: 8711 or 5955 The 5955 TG gear train is irreplaceable till other use same level of gears that hold out as good. I heavily rely on the programmability too now. __________________ 3Dubya Australia www.modeldesign.com.au Click here for me current logic imac program all cleaned up for sharing mode one only sorry..

05-09-2007, 09:19 PM	#44
Freddy Warbird She's a Bad Ass Sukhoi Pilot Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 950	Re: 8711 or 5955 Check this out, but I don't recommend repeating. I had a 33% Edge 540, and it got clobbered by a .40 sized model at 400ft. My Edge went down hard! I had two 8411 servos in the elevators, one 8611A in the rudder, and four HS-5955TG's in the main wings. When I recovered all the pieces of my model, all the JR servos were toast, and the Hitecs still feel like new! __________________

05-09-2007, 10:03 PM	#45
exeter_acres Flamingos are everywhere! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Johns Creek, GA Age: 44 Posts: 7,158 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: 8711 or 5955 I'm putting Dymond 4.7's in my 52%er... they rock at least the online review I read.... said so...so it must be the case __________________ EXTREMEFLIGHT R/C Tech support 2011 IMAC Southeast Regional Director/IMAC Sequence Committee / IMAC Judging Instructor *TEAM FUTABA*

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