bbrown2828

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hey guys i am looking into buying some new servos and i have allways bought the

Futaba s3004 and the s 3003 how do the Hitech HS-322HD Standard Heavy Duty Servo compare to these is there anyone out there useing these

RCKen

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Either of those servos will do fine for you.

Ken

ChuckW

I doubt you will notice a difference in the air. Both are very good. I do prefer the grommets that Hitec uses than the ones Futaba has with the 3003 and 3004 but that is an extremely minor thing.

TimBle

The Hitec has higher torque output than the listed Futaba's.

if this is going into a .60 size airplane or smaller then no problem. for a bigger airplance use the Hitec's or a heavy duty Futaba

Gray Beard

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I feel the same as Chuck and Ken, either/or. I started buying Hitec years ago but at that time it was just a few bucks saved or better choices in flight packs. Today I shop around and buy the bigger servos but my old Futaba and Hitec servos still work very well And still get used.

Charlie P.

Do not mix up the control arms. The HiTec will fit the Futaba but they are loose and will slip eventually.

w8ye

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You have been given good advice. I use both types of servos and as said do not mix up the parts between brands

bbrown2828

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i am really thinking that i will give the hitec a shot because i fould this place called tomsrc and i can get 10 of the hitec ones for about 90 bucks shipped to me

w8ye

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Sounds good to me.

I like the Hitec 322's

Gray Beard

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Keep an eye open at servo city too, sometimes they have some great sales.

buzzard bait

I would just avoid those Karbonite gears. On the small servos on small planes people seem to like them, but I stripped the gears on three standard Hitec servos on a 4 Star 60. Mike Mayberry admitted they can be brittle and offered to send replacement nylon gears, and then never followed through. Left a bad taste for me.

Jim

jimmyjames213

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i use the hxt servos from hobbycity....they work just as well as the cheap futaba/hitec/greatplanes/tower servos centering/presicion wise if not better but have significantly more torque which is very noticible
http://hobbycity.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=2&Product_Name=HXT_10kg_ Servo_(metal_gear)_55g_/_10kg_/_.16sec
http://hobbycity.com/hobbyking/store..._bearing_servo

i have over 20 and they all work well

w8ye

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If you buy something from Hobby City, it is yours good or bad. It is not cost effective to send it back.

TimBle

The thing is that the percentage of goods that HobbyCity sells vs returns is very high.

I am using the HXT 5010 on the old Tower Pro format. Excellent servos if a bit noisey. however I can't hear them in the air...
excellent torque and they are tough tough tough. My trainer has had a hard life as I'm not afraid to try new manuevers and oftne they don;t work. The servos have absorbed the abuse better than some JR and Futaba servo's in other planes.

w8ye

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Lets hope that you are not one of the ones hit with a defective servo?

TimBle

touch wood, so far, 10 servo's later, they all work just fine.

it a long way to send one back, hence i wouldn't bother if something did go wrong.

i'd never use them in .90size or larger aerobat

jester_s1

Moving on up to ball bearing servos is a good investment in the long run. It's only about $4 more and they last longer without developing slop. They resist damage better too.

mclina

I have had good luck with Tomsrc. When I was shopping for some 625MG's last year, they had the best price by far, and they have a lot of really good quantity discounts.

ameyam

I am using both Hitec and Futaba. I think the cheaper hitecs lack quality. Out of the 5x311HS I got for my Tiger 40, one began quivering on the first day itsely. I moved it around to the rudder (from the throttle) and it did OK for 6 months and then jammed one fine day and I nearly lost my airplane. Another let go somewhere along the way. I couldnt return it due to the time gap after purchase

I have the more expensive and double BB karbonite gear HS475HB on my 3D airplane, and touchwood, I never had issues with those.

Then I got myself a set of 225MGs for my Reactor. One of them failed even before I put the thing together and then I lost faith in Hitec. The 225MGs I had imported so I couldnt return them, so they are lying around and I am trying to pass them on (Note I tested all of them after that and only this one has a problem). Since then I stick to Futabas only. I have some 10 x 3010S which are my absolute favourites and (so far) I have not had any problems with them. So I plan to stick to them in the future

Ameyam

w8ye

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The only Hitecs I had trouble with were the 300's and that was only after much use

bbrown2828

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i went with the Hs-325hb Standard Ball Bearing Servo for all my control surfaces and then with the 322 heavy duty for the throttle... they are all going on a General Hobby Yak 54 63 inch wing span will have a os 55 two stroke on it

w8ye

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You will be happy as I have sed this combination

TimBle

just asking out of curiosity; why a heavy duty servo on the throttle? its the least loaded servo of all!?

I'd rather place the heavy duty's on the rudder, Elevator and ailerons and use a std on the throttle, heck maybe even a micro servo on the throttle

john josey

I did wonder about that myself ?

Tampatexan

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Slight subject change:  Does anybody know of an inexpensive source of HiTech servo CASES ?  I came into some HiTech HS422 servos and the mounting tabs have been removed.  I can mount them with double sided tape, but if I could find some cheap cases, I'd rather do that.  Tower lists the cases for $6.99 ea.  Any cheaper alternatives around???