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Beanz Meanz Hienz perhaps !!!!!!! Bas

Best wishes Matty, get fit soon. Bas

The voltage shows on the meter at 5.3v (Flashing up) down to 4.8v ( flashing up) .So; oscillating from 5.3 - 4.8 as it lights up all 3 lights ( Selection button not working) arm only part of normal travel, back and forth. This occurs with various servos, not just the one you want the name of. Bas

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In a nut shell I dont know!!!! . I will have to check, I see where you are coming from. Bear in mind that most servos work with the 4 cell set up !. Bas

Brian, do you mean like a pendulum . Bas

Yes Martin, a 4 cell holder, it was 5.7v. at the time. ( 4x rechargeable @ 2100mAh )For the last 2-4 yrs I have used this set up with no problems !!!!!!. Andy, you said 'Not man enough' , please elaborate. Bas

This post is not about faulty servos, the servos perform as required when tested in situ and under normal working conditions. The post , as far as I am concerned is more about the use of a servo tester than a servo. There are earlier posts that report similar happenings to mine. I think we are asking why should a tester driven by a dry cell rather than a Lipo react in a certain way with some servos rather than all servos. l At no point have I referred to the failure of a servo. Bas

The idea is to test when fitting during a build. I am informed by a supplier that servos are more likely to fail when first used from new. Most servos last for years. This does not rule out the normal preflight checks on all controls etc. Bas

It was a well known lesser brand, that has a good name. I dont want to darken a particular brand. Bas

It was the servo supplier's comments. He uses the same as me the little blue one. It seems to be a fact that some servos fail. % wise , small I think. Bas

The supplier I refered to suggests that if a servo is going to fail, its usually in its early life. It is suggested that the servo be cycled for a time before use. Bas

The reason I use a tester is; 1) To centre the servo. 2) To exercise the servo for a time period. I have ,hitherto run the tester from a dry cell without any problems.( Check for voltage levels before use), this includes setting up an RX from scratch for testing purposes. During the investigation I tested a number of servos of different types/makes . Some types worked correctly others not, but were consistent within make/type. At one point I returned a number to a supplier on a query. ALL worked correctly. The supplier was using a Lipo /ESC via the little blue jobby. It appears that when tested using a dry cell battery the failure occurred . Well thats the findings so far, testing continues. Why then should a dry cell give rise these problems, and not a LIPO. No doubt some of you have ideas. Many thanks for my rambling. Bas

Hello, up until fairly recently I have been using a servo tester( Those blue things, you must have seen them.)Without mishap. I bought some new servos, lost my old tester , bought a new one, tested my servos, or rather zero them. Thing goes made, all 3 lights on , servo arm back and forth. Tried some different servos , all OK. Sent back servos as possible faulty. Came back ok. So far I have send back a number of the blue things as faulty. I am in a position where some servos perform OK whilst others as described. Been advised that some testers are likely to act up as before. Am I alone with this or not?. Can anyone suggest a tester that is ok with all (Analogue) servos not a selected few. That does not cost an arm and leg that will work with all servos. Can anyone comment about say a particular servo condition that may do this. Thanks in advance. Bas

Hi Fred, like your intro. Bas

You show me yours and I will show you mine. Takes me back to my school days. Bas

Thank you gentlemen for your feedback. I do not use Digital types, just plain old analogue for the sort of model I build . I raised the subject mainly to find out the differences for future reference. I dont see the sense in buying a much more expensive product just for the fun of it. Horses for courses !!!! Many thanks Bas

Hello, I assume the std servo is an analogue type !!!!!!. Whats the difference, ( Not to technical). Can you use a 'Digital' servo in an ordinary set up? Bas

How true. Bas

Good luck with the new job. Bas

looks raelly top of the range. Bas

I like that. Really good thinking. Bas

Anyway we can get rid of the over printed 'Photo bucket' Stuff . Really mucks up the picture. Not just yours, anywhere its shown distorts the picture Bas

Ian, I had the same problem regarding the soldering of piano wire. Then I referred the subject to this forum. Someone suggested using 'Carr's 188 solder paste, and it works............. As has already been said cleanliness is essentials. I use a file to clean the surface, get rid of the black, nice shiny metal. Then clean with a solvent to degrease. Then using the Carr's to coat the wire, heat will melt the product and form the 'Tinned ' layer. I use a quick blast with a torch or the iron I bought for such worh. 200watts. When it's tinned you have basically cracked it, you have a layer of solder on the surface ready to bond with more solder thats added during the addition of binding wire or whatever comes next. I had tried many things before without success. Good luck. I would again like to thank the contributors from whom I got my info in the first instance. WARNING; the product contains lead, so hand washing is advisable. Also clean the finished work . Follow the instructions. Bas

Surely leaving any fuel open to the atmosphere will increase the chance of evaporation of the lighter components of the fuel !!!! Like storage degradation accelerated. BAS