Vorteks Anyone with a friend at Horizon? I need help

[Lethalcobra2k3]

Ever since getting my Vorteks, I had a servo fry within the first 4 packs. Horizon support is slow and completely botched the warranty. They agreed to send a new servo and after waiting 3 weeks they sent servo gears. Now Im waiting another 2 days or more for a response. Anyone have a friend at horizon that can help a brother out?

 

[gotnitro]

A friendly must do is to replace any stock servos with good servos. All stock servos are total trash, and they know most will upgrade anyway so they skimp out on power and quality.

 

[CosmoM3]

Unfortunately, part of the hobby is to replace the stock electronics (esp the servo since most of them suck).

The down time between breaking the servo and replacing the servo through claims is not worth the opportunity cost of just buying a solid servo and never having to deal with it again because you spent big bucks to use your RC, but it's on the bench most of its life.

Also Horizon Hobby customer service is dog poop.

 

[King blitz]

Better off just buying rollers then..no point buying a RTR when pretty much electronics going to get changed out eventually..

 

[Boggs3010]

I run stock electronics in 65% of my vehicles, exception being the servo.

 

[StephenSchandelmayer]

$35 bucks on amazon will fix your current and future problems

 

[Lethalcobra2k3]

A friendly must do is to replace any stock servos with good servos. All stock servos are total trash, and they know most will upgrade anyway so they skimp out on power and quality.

Someone sent a link for a 25t servo and I found an arrma brand 25t servo saver but when I clicked the link the part was no longer available. Can I drop in a Spektrum S652 instead of an S651 and use my stock servo saver?

 

[morrjr71]

Someone sent a link for a 25t servo and I found an arrma brand 25t servo saver but when I clicked the link the part was no longer available. Can I drop in a Spektrum S652 instead of an S651 and use my stock servo saver?

I put a S652 into my Infraction 3s. I normally wouldn't have gone with another Spektrum servo, but I had the S652 laying around from another vehicle with Spektrum electronics that I had upgraded. I do mostly straight line runs, so a better servo isn't all that necessary for me unless the S652 fails.

 

[Lethalcobra2k3]

I put a S652 into my Infraction 3s. I normally wouldn't have gone with another Spektrum servo, but I had the S652 laying around from another vehicle with Spektrum electronics that I had upgraded. I do mostly straight line runs, so a better servo isn't all that necessary for me unless the S652 fails.

Will the 652 fit with my stock servo saver? I only ask because the S651 is a 7kg servo and the S652 is an 18kg servo

 

[gotnitro]

Will the 652 fit with my stock servo saver? I only ask because the S651 is a 7kg servo and the S652 is an 18kg servo

KG means nothing in that case, spline count does and yes it will fit.

 

[King blitz]

Someone sent a link for a 25t servo and I found an arrma brand 25t servo saver but when I clicked the link the part was no longer available. Can I drop in a Spektrum S652 instead of an S651 and use my stock servo saver?

Stay away from spectrum ...even a cheap eBay special is a lot better than spectrum servos..

 

[Lethalcobra2k3]

KG means nothing in that case, spline count does and yes it will fit.

Oh, I thought the kg rating was torque. They use the 652 in larger 4s and I think 6s models so I thought it would be stronger

 

[gotnitro]

KG is torque but you asked if the servo horn will fit. Yes.

Stock servo horns can handle big torque. I run over 300oz on stock savers/horns, so do many others.

 

[Surchaufeur]

Ever since getting my Vorteks, I had a servo fry within the first 4 packs. Horizon support is slow and completely botched the warranty. They agreed to send a new servo and after waiting 3 weeks they sent servo gears. Now Im waiting another 2 days or more for a response. Anyone have a friend at horizon that can help a brother out?

Email costumer support directly

 

[Lethalcobra2k3]

Email costumer support directly

I did, they sent servo gears, not a servo

 

[Arise0185]

The S652 is a direct drop in. That's what I did on my Vorteks BLX.

 

[Dan B.]

Someone sent a link for a 25t servo and I found an arrma brand 25t servo saver but when I clicked the link the part was no longer available. Can I drop in a Spektrum S652 instead of an S651 and use my stock servo saver?

Most servos include a servo horn for no charge when you order them. Just swap them out and you’re done. Only exception I can think of is the high end ProModeler stuff that has the rare, bulletproof 15t shaft. He does not include a horn for free, you have to buy one.

 

[Camaroboy383]

Setting your servo end points is a must, 90% of servo failure is due to binding on the mechanical limits of the steering components...

 

[Xjeepguy]

Setting your servo end points is a must, 90% of servo failure is due to binding on the mechanical limits of the steering components...

^^This. ^^
Very much this.

 

[Surchaufeur]

I did, they sent servo gears, not a servo

You need to email them again and make it clear that the servo fried thats on them at that point

^^This. ^^
Very much this.

Lets not ignore that the old spektum servos were pretty much junk. The new ones are great and have yet to see one fail on the latest release. When a servo is junk even with the proper settings its going to fail prematurely. They legit shorted receiver and esc when they burned out. Countless of people wondering why their esc wont turn on or have any sign of life