STOP Killing your SERVOS!!!
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- Lets look at some of the ways you can destroy a servo! Links below to a few Servos I've found to be reliable for my vehicles. Use the links below to help support Exocaged RC, Thank you.
Starting with Reefs RC the RAW500 is an amazingly tough servo and I have abused a few of them badly and they have held up great!
RAW500
ReefsRC www.reefsrc.com/shop/p_110973...
Amain bit.ly/2TqX44Q
Ebay ebay.us/fdDkd8
Holmes Hobbies SHV800, these things are tougher than nails!! Can't go wrong with these!
Holmes holmeshobbies.com/electronics...
Ebay ebay.us/UHmZZi
The Cheap 25kg servos off Amazon and Ebay are surprisingly good for the money but make no mistake about it, the Reefs and Holmes options are faster and stronger
Amazon amzn.to/35IW5A4
Ebay ebay.us/nubwD7
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I've been doing rc for 20+ years and I learned more from this video in 15 minutes than I'm willing to admit. Such a good video and channel. Thanks.
Lol my buddies are always laughing at me because I'm a freak for end points bro! Lol everyone I drive with I'm always preaching end points. But I also rarely rarely have servos go bad. Firm believer in end points and servo savers. 👍👍
I fly big rc planes and I will usually buy a servo that is able to survive in a rc car / truck because of the abuse and shock loads they endure ,that's why I appreciate these channels.
I've been following your channel since roght you built super light v1 and I was just getting into crawlers. You definitely know what you're talking about and I don't think you get the recognition you deserve. 👍 Keep up the great work Joe
Thank you
@@ExocagedRCsorry to bother. Bought the exb outcast rtr 8s, out the box only turns right slightly. Left turn is fine. Any knowledge you could share. I tried the calibration, bec 8.4V output, and if I did it right end points were set. Money is not the problem. What servo would you put in it. Assuming it’s a weak servo. Thanks in advance
great tips here. just toasted a couple servos not thinking just driving getting nuts in rocky spots.. heard it grind loud lol. Time for a new one and some more thoughtful driving.
Exactly, these aren't bashers yet people use them as one, which means breakage for no reason. Used as intended it should last years, I'll see.
You sure know your stuff my friend! GLAD I found your channel! Lots of great information, much appreciated!
4:21 also more flex. adding wheel spacers, whatever form they come in, is a great mod. just make sure the servo you have can handle it and if it cant get one that can.
I can’t......I have a problem. I’m just addicted to the thrill of the kill lol
😂😂 thrill of the kill 😂😂
Loll....this guy would have a heart attack seeing me yeet the slash around...
Man your constantly educating me! Thank you I'm going to check a couple of my trucks now.
It’s so true.I hear a lot as well.the best is when they wonder why there stock esc and motor burn up.when they have brass every where.I love the channel.the info is awesome the videos.I’m still learning things from your videos.thank you very much.your channel is one of my favorites.👍👊
I'm getting into rc crawling so this is exactly the kind of vid I'm looking for. Thank you.
That was hands down a great look into what and whatnot to do thank you very much and dearly appreciate you rc knowledge and you have always been my go to guy thank you for that
Very helpful.thanks exo!
Enjoyed watching and learning 👍🏻
Love the info !! Love the tricks and Tips, appreciate you sharing love the bronco looks awesome
Thank you for the tips
I enjoyed the video. It explained why I went through my servo in the first 20 minutes. Element Trailwalker.
Very informative, I’ve learned a lot, thanks for the lesson. 👍
Lookin sharp mr Exo ✊🏽 Good Rc info bro👊🏽
Something you don’t think about! Very helpful man! 👊
Makes a lot of sense. Thank you for a great video!
Great vid EXO. 🤘🤘🤘
Awesome piece of evidence 👌
Very good info!
Very informational Joe. Awesome video. Gonna share this to some fb groups for some guys to see
Please do!
Good stuff brother you're on point I'll tell you that a lot of people do do that but a lot of the times they just don't care but if you're trying to compete I suggest you try to do as much as you can to make you can to make it efficient
THE BEST!!
This explanation is really interesting and correct!
Another thing I can add to your perfect analysis is FOLLING DOWN: when the car has rollover or other falls, may append the impact is on the front wheels and this can crash servo gears, but also sometimes servo electronics.
It happens to us some times...
Thanks for your job !
Yep and those Widener’s would hurt a lot in that situation due to simple leverages.
@@ExocagedRC for sure, but a leverage is also made by the tire itself because the wheel hits the edge in a generic point, even with the best configuration.
Great vid man
Great tips, much appreciated. I recently upgraded my FMS lc80 1/18 and seem to be going through steering servos. Lol
Great job. That's badass love it.
I have decided to dish out for over 100 usd servos. Have to try and see if those higher spec, higher priced servo can withstand my love for riding over rocks. Jamming those front wheels against a vertical obstacle while trying to steer one way or the other and applying pressure to the front wheels with the independently powered rear axle motor. We’ll see.
once you get to or past the $100 mark you get a great servo. Consider the 3BRC G13 Pro at $99.99
Good advice. And if I still manage to burn out a servo I'd just happily upgrade to a better one😁
I would like to see a review on the Promodeler servos. Excellent info by the way.
O yeah I don’t keep mine under a load I haven’t had too many problems. With servos Good advice for a lot of people in the hobby 💯👉👍
Great video.
I might not agree with all your videos but I did subscribe and I am still here you keep doing what your doing
Thanks so far I’m still going strong on my stock Capra servo but when it finally goes joe I will send u a message like we talked about.. and when I do I’m going to order two.. and maybe a micro 99 so I can change my voltage. Thanks for explaining this.. so I must be doing something right lol
Great information Joe. Just curious if you have ever used a ProModeler servo ? I love mine.
THANKYOU TEACHER JOE, OR MR. EXOCAGED -WHICH EVER YOU PREFER, I'VE LEARNED ALOT TODAY!!! 😁🧐
You are very welcome
Educational!
Yup! Set ur EPA/Travel
Hey Joe,
thank you for all of your great ideas, testing and education with the crawlers. This video was a huge EYE OPENER!! So I have been having serious issues with my servo screw coming loose constantly! I have a Gen 8 scout with a Zoosky 35kg servo from Amazon, that is plenty powerful. But just lately my servo horns keep coming loose no matter how much blue loc tite I have or even with a star lock washer. I just got done ordering a variety of different servo horns and mostly I'm tired of the clamp style ones. Can you please recommend a great servo horn? I do have wheel extensions that bolt to the back of the wheels. I learned a lot from this video but also I have never burnt out a servo yet!🤞lol So now my real concern is you mentioned voltage. I run a 3s SMC lipo at most times & I looked up voltage for this servo it's peak is 7.4v! So because I run a 3s I have to find a 3s servo is this what you're saying or recommending? All of the ones I've looked up are quite some loot. Any help, advice, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Also I installed the brace exactly as you have done. Should have done it sooner to avoid ripping out my aluminum C hub from the diff and bending the 3 screws that held it into place. Now I have Treal front & rear metal differential! Very beefy!
Sorry for the long post sir hope that you have a great day and keep up with the great videos and information! 🤘🤙👍
Most servos will scream when they are under a load. When setting up dig and steering its best to use your ears as well. I stand by Reefs servos 👍 pricey but you get what you pay for
The newer servos are pretty quiet, if you’re with your buddies you won’t hear it, just like the trx servo. But if you have a Savox 😂😂😂 it’s like a revolver motor!!
@@ExocagedRC Just reading this after my own comment. Love how you put it, and so right about some newer servos keeping their mouth shut when they ought to be screaming bloody murder.
Test run with the body off; listen and have a feel: heat can also give away if the servo is working too hard. Had that on the gear servo of my Twin Hammers; put a more simple lever on it and gone was the strain...even put in a weaker servo to releave the whole system.
I appreciate this, just got s new crawler today. Parts are parts, I'll just use mine allot slow crawling it will last a few years. If you dont modify it, leave it stock, use it instead of working on it. Thanks.
Great video man, thanks for the info, what do you think of running an nsdrc r1 on an axe system at 6 volts? Trying to figure out if everything will be okay? New to the hobby but want a beast servo haha
Wish I watched this last week🤣, my servo burned up while parked and got overloaded 😅
The truck put that rock feel pretty well
Thanks for all the info, honestly driver mod will do more than anything else, but The geometry on monster trucks is all wrong, servo saver is a huge upgrade I desperately need. Been waiting for July first for the new version I saw here. I found metal Jconcepts s wheel adapters in the 11mm width. That made the fling kings more usable.
Really? They only had the 25mm ones when I got mine a few years ago.
Could you do a comparison on some direct power servos like shift RC X2 , Holmes SHV500v3 and Carbon Corrupt Works Vidar?
I'm pretty new to rc since 10-2021 with 4 cars
1st my 6yolds senton 550
2nd my mojaveBLX
3rd my wife's scx6 (my backup rig)
4th my 6yolds mojave exb (not yet recieved) bought used with electronics $275 in great shape (street truck)
I'm learning more and more about servos vs driving style everyday seems. I just bought the power hobby 1512 for the scx6 due to my limited knowledge of direct power set up and wanting to keep it simple.
Servo knowledge (driving knowledge) can kill ones desire for the hobby if ppl like you didn't explain this stuff. Hobby shops here in Denver tend not to give constructive feedback or advise
1st reason being; some customers are down right nasty if told they are screwing up
2nd reason in some cases is " he will kill it , if I say somthing I won't get a sale for new servo in few weeks( he will have me install it too and he tips very well).
So true.
review the vitavon skidplate for the ryft! I would love to see that video!
I don't have one. LOL Will be a few weeks
Did I miss the programming End-Points (0:44)? Did you use a servo programmer?
Wondering if in that caged blue set up if that link is long enough. The tires seem true but it looks like the portals are angled. Is it straight because of the weight? Makes me wonder if the servo in some of our more complicated servo setups isn't a necessary evil. Love this video.
Well I’ve beat on that thing a bunch, it could have a bent housing by now.
I used to blow through servo gears back in the late 80's into the 90's before cheap metal geared servos came along. Guess due to Amazon and Ebay. Only recent servo I have a problem with is my stock Xmaxx servo is slowly dying.
I over bolted my stock Xmaxx servo and it was awesome for a minute, then it started to get hot and fade badly.
@@ExocagedRC What did you replace it with?
What BEC would you use for the raw 800? Mine paired with a Hobbywing fusion pro isnt very strong.
Wow I am so glad you made this video I'm in the market for a servo for my xmaxx and immediately thought of asking you then you make this video 😀 so my question is what servo do you recommend for the xmaxx?
The only bolt in option for the Xmaxx is their own 2085x. It’s a proprietary design but they also offer an adaptor you can use to put a normal servo in there. Many use the Reefs Raw500 and like it. I still run the stock servos in both of mine.
@@ExocagedRC thank you so much for replying. I'm looking at the savox 2290sg but wanted to get your input id love to get the reefs but they're sold out everywhere 😕
I have driver mod installed on all my vehicles. That includes servo mod and spacer mod
Burnt up a tripple 7 on a capra in one day. Endpoints set and just crawling. Any tips as to why? 3s with a fusion pro 2300
Is this the same concept with a rc heilcopters because I'm burning out my servos and they are rated for 6 volts but I'm using 11.1 volts is there something I can change in the settings
Most of the servos I have broken are on monster trucks. Those wide wheels kill servos
What does end points do when getting new servo and just using it stock without setting?
can you suggest a good servo under budget for my Traxxas Bigfoot original?
Hey man. Can you please tell me what best servo to my axial ryft? And motor combo if I want to buy new? I see you use different combo on your axial. Hope you have time to answar. Loves your movies. 🙂
servo horn stripped is usually my problem, you can spend 30 bucks and they strip out like the cheap ones.
Outa curiosity, i havr a servo that for reasons i dont know thatveven when it isn't powered... YOU CANNOT FORCE IT TO MOVE... its weird but it has decent power, would that quirk have an huge effect or no?
Maybe you can help me, now under any pressure. When i turn left its fine. When I try to turn it right, it barely turns and I hear a clicking noise. Now either I just have bad luck with finding a good servo, or something else is going on, because this is the 2nd servo I've put on with the same issue and the same turning to the right is causing it. Any leads? Anywhere else I should check?
I spent a lot of time getting my end points correct for my TRX4 steering. I’ll be working on them again as I need to grind a bit of my stops off of my TRX4 to get more steering radius. I need to be cognizant of the axles/cva’s though so I don’t go too far. I’m curious if you’ve got any photos of yours to know how much to take off
I did this on OP2 and got maybe 3-4 degrees more at the end but it made a difference. The sharper you turn the more push you’ll get on flat ground while turning. The open diffs help a lot on that.
@@ExocagedRC mine are fully locked on my comp rig as they are Sport axles
So many folks bash servo brands on Facebook but the real story is never shared. The issue is that the servo market is really competitive and there’s a lot of fan boys of brands which makes for a lot of negative back and forth fights online. This is a good video that all the brands are loving you for posting it
In my 35+ years in the RC hobby, I have never killed a servo. Always always set your endpoints and adjust your dual rates.
I have a Traxxas Slash VXL 2WD and I'm going to replace my (freshly) broken servo. Is setting my endpoints and dual rates something I must do when installing it? I have no idea what it means :D
Me neither
What about servo heat? I've got the shv500v3 on 3s and it gets pretty warm,is that acceptable?
Warm to us may not be warm to the servo itself. Things will get warm when worked, that’s to be expected of anything.
@@ExocagedRC right on ,thanks broseph
If all the stock rtr radios would come with easy to use dual/rate adjustments.
First time out, brand new 2075 servo on brushless emaxx, gears stripped 😢
My 35kg OMG servo , I can't turn it my hand anymore. If I turn on the tlr arrma it recentre and work... but went turn off and turn steering the servo stuck
after this i understand what im doing wrong but also i burned out a servo on day 1 and it wasnt cheap either how does thast happen
sofa i have not killed many servos . my first trx 4 still has the stock servo in it and i have that truck now for , going on 5 years , my ryft still has its stock servo in it , and so far it holding up . the only servo think i killed tonight , was the cheap amazon one with metal gears , i got it wet , and it turned full right , and would not budge , and it was getting hot , so im letting it set over night to dry , and see if it works the next day , if not , its good thing i have a new one . to put in the new trx4 . or i mite just get a waterproof servo , so i don't have the issue anymore .
Sue your barber 🤣
it was me and a mirror!!! I got about $5 though
Have killed a couple of servos but I keep killing CVD joints on the front of my ftx mauler front and rear steer but I have only killed the CVD joints on the front around 10 so far ☹️
You may need to reduce servo throw, if you’re maxing out the cvd, it can break the pin or the ball end pretty easily
@@ExocagedRC have done that still broke the pin and ball am trying a different type of CDV joint to hopefully that will work to
In the Bronco's defense, its price tag should come with a much better servo(s) IMO.
I completely agree.
Not sure how I've never baked our 32kg turnigy. Bec was set within parameters maybe. Everything else we do here is not ideal. It gets jammed into rock binds every time it goes out too. :Shrugs:
Maybe that BEC setting is working for you or you aren’t jamming and holding it long enough to burn it up.
it would *really* help if the voltage range was stamped on the servos!
I usually default to 6v unless noted otherwise
I just burned mine today, made it up a hill, talked to the guys .. maybe a minute .. servo burned
If the truck is off and the servo is tern des it breaks it?
If the power is off it shouldn’t break anything unless you impacted the turning tires, shock loaded the servo and broke some gears.
@@ExocagedRC ok thanks😁😁
i've burnt up so many stock servo's just driving around the house on carpet.
My servos for the last 2 have both died just from going straight or sitting there lol
I alwas run a bec and if the servo can take 8.4 i will run it a few points lowe than max
i dont stear a non moving truck ,and never park your truck with turned wheels for watching how your bros make the trail with there trucks.Even to much weight (brass,lead,water sucked foams) stress your servo.
If it’s buzzing it’s burning.
being a mechanic I know all about wheel angles and my god is it bad in the crawler rc's. the reverse ankerman than is all too common really bothers me, that's not helping your limited steering what so ever.
Yes!! It seems most RC guys have no idea but on some of these they are just bad from the factory.
I have a Xmaxx and I keep blowing up staring service after I drive the truck for 10 minutes I can feel it’s hot the steering servo the end points are adjusted had to Hobby shops change out six of them and I can’t tell me why they keep burning out they put one in I’ll bring it home drive it for 10 minutes put my finger on the steering horn and it’s a red hot can it be the receiver that there’s a short somewhere straight out the box when I bought it I burn the steering servo up in 10 minutes brought it back to the hobby shop put a 2085 in broth at home burn that up in 10 minutes and So on and so on
Yeeeaaahhhh
Ravishing!!
@@ExocagedRC He was one of the greats!
U need a shift rcs servo
Ya well it dont take much to strip the stock garbage traxxas servo on the trx4m
Two Shv bls800 Holmes shouldn't burn up consecutively in two 8 hour runs two different units with endpoints set, 777 going strong new 777 in the mail for other unit trx4 trx6
did you say anything about end points?
Yeah I did, but I didn’t dwell on it for long at all. I’m thinking of a whole video just on end points as there is a lot to cover on that with different vehicles.
sorry i missed it. razor rc has a good video on how to do it w blue tooth on traxxas app
You mentioned end points not being set correctly by people but didn't actually show how to do it the right way.
Or could it be my ESC burning up my steering service on my Xmaxx
Check the output of the esc to the receiver with a volt meter.
Should be right at 6v
spacers also bad on you 1:1 car.
I have owners hundreds of rc trucks. Never killed a servo. Only stripped out a plastic gear inside that’s it.
I agree 100 percent 👍