Best price:performance servo choice for Protos 500

[Pharaoh]

Hello guys,

I'm about to purchase my first non-micro heli and have decided to go with the Protos! I'm pretty clueless when it comes to servos and most of my searching came up with a lot of outdated or Mini P/700/800 threads. What some of the better "bang for your buck" cyclic and tail servos for the Protos 500?

I was looking at the MKS DS966A+ with DS760P, but the DS9660A+ are out of stock everywhere.

Thanks for your time,
Dustin

[Roger_Salmon]

I tend to use Futaba 9650's for this size heli. Although they have nylon gears they do fail safe in a crash and are easy and cheap to replace. There is no slop in the gear chain either where there is with equivalent MKS and Align servos. IMHO.

[BHChieftain]

Don't skimp on the tail servo-- I run the full size Futaba BLS251 and it is rock solid.

Chief

[jimsdpugs]

I'm using DS9660A+ cyclic and DS760 on tail. Perfect!

[para5063]

I run Futaba 9650's for Cyclic and the S9254 for the tail. I'm just a casual pilot so no need for HV for me. I run the 9650's at 6v and then a stepdown regulator in-line with the S9254. Got all four servos from the HF boards for a song.

[kavic5150]

Running Hitec hs-5245mg on cyclic with well over 500 flights on them. Had a Savox 1290 on the tail for a while but for my laid back flying style it was overkill.

Now just using a Hyperion mini tail servo I found on sale.

http://www.allerc.com/hyperion-atlas-dh-16-gcd-fully-programmable-high-voltage-digital-servo-p-5868.html

[Pharaoh]

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions!

Would I be okay going with the Futaba S9650s for the cyclic and BK DS-7005HV for the tail? How do the S9650 compared to MKS DS-9660A+?

[dr dremel]

IIRC the Futabas have plastic gears? That would be a big no-no for me on cyclic servos, especially as a beginner. IIRC you can swap the gears for MKS metal gears, but a set is >20$.

The Hitecs Kavic recommended have a solid reputation. Over here many are flying Savöx SH-1350 (same as Align DS 510 I think). I got the MKS for a good price, so I went with them. Another alternative are Hyperion DS16.

For tail most are running a std size servo (Futaba 9254 for example), best bang for the buck.

Here´s a search with results for the same question:

http://bit.ly/1mS1F86

[Pharaoh]

Originally Posted by dr dremel

IIRC the Futabas have plastic gears? That would be a big no-no for me on cyclic servos, especially as a beginner. IIRC you can swap the gears for MKS metal gears, but a set is >20$.

Okay, then I guess those are out of the question.

How about Savöx SH-1350 for cyclic and Savöx SH-1290MG for the tail? Is the BK DS-7005HV not good? It seems to get good reviews from Goblin owners, but I don't see many people using them on the Protos. Will I need an external BEC?

Thanks again,
Dustin

[Dazhim]

I use the BK servo on the tail and its the best I've had.. I just took the 9254 off and it was a solid servo on my Protos.. But I got tired of replacing servo gears in the 9650's after a hard landing. Good luck with your choices

[babyuh1]

I have the 5245s and a 9254 on mine and no complaints.

[kayakboy69]

Waiting on my bk to arive .

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[HarryR]

Originally Posted by kavic5150

Running Hitec hs-5245mg on cyclic with well over 500 flights on them. Had a Savox 1290 on the tail for a while but for my laid back flying style it was overkill.

Now just using a Hyperion mini tail servo I found on sale.

http://www.allerc.com/hyperion-atlas-dh-16-gcd-fully-programmable-high-voltage-digital-servo-p-5868.html

Kavic, I am checking out this Servo for the cyclic on my Protos 500 Built. Are you still comfortable with the DH16GCD as a good cyclic servo for the Protos. Are they a drop in ie no cutting etc and do they come with horns that fit and work in the Protos 500??