Crawfish Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Hi all, Firstly, I'm a noob so please go easy if I ask some stupid questions! I bought a pretty much new Hobao Hyper VSe from ebay. It was the 80% build and the guy I bought it off of has kitted it out with: Hobbywing EZRUN 4274 2200kv motor Hobbywing EZRUN Max8 ESC Alturn AAS-750MG servo I've got it all painted up and ready to go and have just been running it around the garden so not given it a proper bashing yet. It's probably had no more than 2hrs of run time and the steering won't respond at all. I was in the middle of letting the kids drive it (me on the throttle, them on the steering) so we were going slow and it suddenly just stopped steering. I've taken a look at the receiver and swapped the leads (ch1/ch2) around from (as the mighty google suggested) but then nothing works so I'm probably doing something wrong on that as I was expecting the wheel to at least work the throttle?? Should the servo feel very stiff with the power off when I manually move the wheels? Is it pretty likely the servo has given up? Is that a crap servo so to be expected? Any advice would be really appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazp1976 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I don't think Alturn are necessarily a bad servo. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/alturn-usa-high-performance-race-servo-high-torque-/rc-car-products/359784 Any chance the endpoints were set too far and was binding up on full turn? Could've burnt it out like that. Should be able to turn the wheels by hand tbf. Might have just been unlucky. I would normally unplug the esc out of the receiver and put a small battery pack (4*AA's) in it. Put the servo in the receiver so you only have the battery and servo plugged in. Then try it out in ch2 & ch1. If none work it's likely toast. A lot of people who just bash go with the power hd one: https://www.modelsport.co.uk/power-hd-lf20-metal-geared-servo-red/rc-car-products/388829 https://www.modelsport.co.uk/power-hd-lf13-metal-geared-servo/rc-car-products/388579 You can find it way cheaper than MS though, their price is a bit ott. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy2k7 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 33 minutes ago, Crawfish said: Hi all, Firstly, I'm a noob so please go easy if I ask some stupid questions! I bought a pretty much new Hobao Hyper VSe from ebay. It was the 80% build and the guy I bought it off of has kitted it out with: Hobbywing EZRUN 4274 2200kv motor Hobbywing EZRUN Max8 ESC Alturn AAS-750MG servo I've got it all painted up and ready to go and have just been running it around the garden so not given it a proper bashing yet. It's probably had no more than 2hrs of run time and the steering won't respond at all. I was in the middle of letting the kids drive it (me on the throttle, them on the steering) so we were going slow and it suddenly just stopped steering. I've taken a look at the receiver and swapped the leads (ch1/ch2) around from (as the mighty google suggested) but then nothing works so I'm probably doing something wrong on that as I was expecting the wheel to at least work the throttle?? Should the servo feel very stiff with the power off when I manually move the wheels? Is it pretty likely the servo has given up? Is that a crap servo so to be expected? Any advice would be really appreciated! Did you buy this a couple of weeks back for £342?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawfish Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) Did you buy this a couple of weeks back for £342?? Yes I did, did you sell it a couple of weeks back or did you lose out on it? Edited May 15, 2018 by Crawfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawfish Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, dazp1976 said: I don't think Alturn are necessarily a bad servo. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/alturn-usa-high-performance-race-servo-high-torque-/rc-car-products/359784 Any chance the endpoints were set too far and was binding up on full turn? Could've burnt it out like that. Should be able to turn the wheels by hand tbf. Might have just been unlucky. I would normally unplug the esc out of the receiver and put a small battery pack (4*AA's) in it. Put the servo in the receiver so you only have the battery and servo plugged in. Then try it out in ch2 & ch1. If none work it's likely toast. A lot of people who just bash go with the power hd one: https://www.modelsport.co.uk/power-hd-lf20-metal-geared-servo-red/rc-car-products/388829 https://www.modelsport.co.uk/power-hd-lf13-metal-geared-servo/rc-car-products/388579 You can find it way cheaper than MS though, their price is a bit ott. Cheers! Out of interest what is the difference between the 2 servos? Which is the 'better' one to go with? In terms of endpoints, I'm not sure due to my noobiness! It felt fine to drive and seem to handle as you'd expect but I guess it could have been an issue Edited May 15, 2018 by Crawfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy2k7 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Crawfish said: Yes I did, did you sell it a couple of weeks back or did you lose out on it? It was me who you got into the bidding war with at the end of the auction . Congrats, looks like a really nice buggy, i bet it shifts with that Max8 combo in it! The 2 servos mentioned above, the LF20 has more torque (20kg) but is a bit slower than the LF13 (13kg). I've just ordered an LF13 for my Kyosho DRX for £13, if you dont mind waiting a couple of weeks for it to arrive. Power HD LF13 Edited May 15, 2018 by wiggy2k7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawfish Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 48 minutes ago, wiggy2k7 said: It was me who you got into the bidding war with at the end of the auction . Congrats, looks like a really nice buggy, i bet it shifts with that Max8 combo in it! The 2 servos mentioned above, the LF20 has more torque (20kg) but is a bit slower than the LF13 (13kg). I've just ordered an LF13 for my Kyosho DRX for £13, if you dont mind waiting a couple of weeks for it to arrive. Power HD LF13 Ha, well unfortunately for you I was on my second bottle of red wine so might have gone a little bit OTT on the bidding! Thanks for the advice on the servo and yes, it is rapid - albeit now only in a straight line :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DartmoorTrails Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Would this be better: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/trackstartm-ts-920-digital-1-10-sct-4wd-buggy-steering-servo-13-1kg-0-07sec-66g.html given its speed and kg rating. A little more money but not too much...Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawfish Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Would this be better: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/trackstartm-ts-920-digital-1-10-sct-4wd-buggy-steering-servo-13-1kg-0-07sec-66g.html given its speed and kg rating. A little more money but not too much...Sent from my Pixel using TapatalkThanks, I'll take a look. Out of interest what is your experience with hobbyking? Quick delivery? Reliable? Customer service? They look pretty cheap which always makes me a little suspiciousSent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.K Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 8 minutes ago, Crawfish said: Thanks, I'll take a look. Out of interest what is your experience with hobbyking? Quick delivery? Reliable? Customer service? They look pretty cheap which always makes me a little suspicious Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk I've been ordering from HK for years. Just make sure you order from the UK warehouse, ordering from the USA or Global can take an absolute age! I've never needed any after sales support but from what I hear, it ain't great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DartmoorTrails Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Thanks, I'll take a look. Out of interest what is your experience with hobbyking? Quick delivery? Reliable? Customer service? They look pretty cheap which always makes me a little suspiciousSent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using TapatalkI've had 4 orders all go through fine so far so good [emoji106]Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawfish Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) On 15/05/2018 at 18:29, DartmoorTrails said: Would this be better: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/trackstartm-ts-920-digital-1-10-sct-4wd-buggy-steering-servo-13-1kg-0-07sec-66g.html given its speed and kg rating. A little more money but not too much... Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk I've placed the order and it is due today so hopefully get it fitted tonight and see whether everything is now working ok! If not I guess I'm onto looking at a new receiver and/or transmitter which I guess could have given up. I took a look at the gears on the old servo and they all looked out, so a bit nervous this won't fix it Edited May 21, 2018 by Crawfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawfish Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Fitted the new servo last night and all is working ok so thanks for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawfish Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 Had a proper play with the car last night and I've noticed something that might have caused the first servo to wear out prematurely. When on full lock the wheels start to wobble/vibrate - I guess like they are rubbing on something but I can't quite tell what therefore I'm not sure how to remedy it. I know I can adjust the steering travel/endpoints on the transmitter but when I do this to the point that the wheels seem to be ok on full turn, the turning circle is IMO too wide and I'd struggle around a track. Can anyone offer any advice? Thanks, Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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