3dbandit
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Hello Everyone,
I recently purchased a set of Savox 2231's to use/review in my new Extreme Flight RC 104 Extra with dual thunder power 5400mah rx packs.
They are 555.5oz and 0.10 seconds at 7.4 volts. All of that for only $160!!!!
http://www.savoxusa.com/Savox_SB2231SG_Brushless_Digital_Servo_p/savsb2231sg.htm
Upon opening the box, I was already impressed just by the packaging.
They came in a thick walled hard plastic case with a paper board support to pad the servos and compartmentalise the hardware. If the servos were to be dropped or impacted during shipping, I am confident that they would not be damaged at all.
Upon further inspection of the servos, I noticed that the top case was very substantial, especially around the output shaft and bushing support area. To me this is very important as past experience has shown a history of top case failure in my large 3D/IMAC planes.
The servos come with standard mounting hardware: rubber grommets with copper bushings, strong locking plastic servo arms, and a set of screws. The screws are phillips head so I will not be using them as I prefer running hex head screws which are easier to tighten.
As with other large savox servos, the 2231 uses a futaba servo spline and includes a nice Allen head servo screw.
I am running these servos with SWB servo Arms: 1.5" on the 4 aileron servos, 2" on the elevators, and a 4.5" arm on the two rudder servos.
Prior to mounting the servos I decided to do a test of the current draw on each of the servos: I mounted a 2" servo arm, plugged the servo into a JR match maker powered by a fully charged 2 cell lipo with a Hangar-9 inline current meter. Putting as much force on the servos as I could with my hands, the servos only peaked at 4.2 amps.
As of now I have 5 flights on the servos and absolutely love them.
I will be recording my experience with the servos in this thread (Precision, any slop in gears, change in feel...)
Video Coming Soon!!!
I recently purchased a set of Savox 2231's to use/review in my new Extreme Flight RC 104 Extra with dual thunder power 5400mah rx packs.
They are 555.5oz and 0.10 seconds at 7.4 volts. All of that for only $160!!!!
http://www.savoxusa.com/Savox_SB2231SG_Brushless_Digital_Servo_p/savsb2231sg.htm
Upon opening the box, I was already impressed just by the packaging.
They came in a thick walled hard plastic case with a paper board support to pad the servos and compartmentalise the hardware. If the servos were to be dropped or impacted during shipping, I am confident that they would not be damaged at all.
Upon further inspection of the servos, I noticed that the top case was very substantial, especially around the output shaft and bushing support area. To me this is very important as past experience has shown a history of top case failure in my large 3D/IMAC planes.
The servos come with standard mounting hardware: rubber grommets with copper bushings, strong locking plastic servo arms, and a set of screws. The screws are phillips head so I will not be using them as I prefer running hex head screws which are easier to tighten.
As with other large savox servos, the 2231 uses a futaba servo spline and includes a nice Allen head servo screw.
I am running these servos with SWB servo Arms: 1.5" on the 4 aileron servos, 2" on the elevators, and a 4.5" arm on the two rudder servos.
Prior to mounting the servos I decided to do a test of the current draw on each of the servos: I mounted a 2" servo arm, plugged the servo into a JR match maker powered by a fully charged 2 cell lipo with a Hangar-9 inline current meter. Putting as much force on the servos as I could with my hands, the servos only peaked at 4.2 amps.
As of now I have 5 flights on the servos and absolutely love them.
I will be recording my experience with the servos in this thread (Precision, any slop in gears, change in feel...)
Video Coming Soon!!!
