Infraction How long will the stock servo last on 8 volts?

[dure16]

Who has bumped up the voltage on their stock servo?

And how did it go?

 

[Hammer Down]

It’s a cheap garbage servo anyway.. I say giver the GUSTO!!

 

[RedondoBeachRC]

Mine lasted about 6-7 runs.. and then burnt out.

Since then I’ve kept it at 7.4v but I have noticed better control on my speed runs using a servo with more torque.

 

[dure16]

Mine lasted about 6-7 runs.. and then burnt out.

Since then I’ve kept it at 7.4v but I have noticed better control on my speed runs using a servo with more torque.

Okay good to know. Figured it wouldn’t last long but wanted to confirm with someone who tried it. Appreciate it.

 

[Moirae]

servo in my talion has lasted a year now at 7.4

 

[dure16]

servo in my talion has lasted a year now at 7.4

I think that’s a different servo right?

 

[Moirae]

I think that’s a different servo right?

I'm not sure tbh, but the servo in my felony has lasted a while with a mixture of 7.4 and 8v as well.

 

[Diem Turner]

I never went above 7.4V on the stock servo...but I did ditch it pretty early on. I've since moved to a 44kg HRC servo at 6V because the remote switch to my front lights goes haywire when I run higher voltages. For speed running higher torque servos make sense as they will, ultimately, help the car stay on track and help eliminate bump steer. The Scorched RC servo saver delete is another item worth taking a look at in that context. If you're just bashing about, it's not as necessary, but I'd still recommend upgrading the servo. Something like the 35kg servo from Amazon. I know @SrC makes extensive use of them and I found them to be a great bang for the buck as well.