nitromotorhead Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Hello all I’m thinking of buying a Bluebird servo (BMS660MG-HS) in preference to the popular Hitec 645mg. (to fit in my savage 4.6 when it arrives) The specification/price ratio of the bluebird is most impressive on paper, but has anyone gained any practical experience of bluebird i.e., compatibility with servo horns/savers and any reliability issues with them? I know that hitec can ‘talk the torque’ but can bluebird in my intended arduous environment? regards, nitromotorhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc007 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 is that the one with about 13kg of torque?? If it is stay away from it mine went back to the shop broken within 2 hours. The thing is i was only going steady as i was running a new engine in! It looked to me that the metal geared servo had one plastic one in it and that was the one that had stripped. The hitec one your on about is okay for bashing but when you look at the stats for it it isn't over strong nor fast (but still big improvment on stock). Servo's are one of those things where you get what you pay for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I have the 645MG and it is very good, best with light wheels and tyres for better performance. The Bluebird would of being my choice, but they were out of stock. Simply because it was cheaper and better on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 They have a better performence on paper-then again paper peformence does not always translate into the real world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc007 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 yeah i'll agree with that too, goes the same with engines. My advice would to go with things that are tried and tested especially if on a limited budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waz Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I'd actually go with the 645. My brother has two in his LST and Kev has two bluebirds in his. Brothers car turns better, oh and kev held his wheels, turned and just tottaly stripped the gears on the bluebirds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitromotorhead Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 Thank you for your advice with the bluebird servo, I think hitec has won me over, just thinking of all the choice available in the hitec £30-£60 price range now. Anyway I will probably go with the 645mg as it is cheap and can do the job, but then the hitec 945mg pulls in 11kg at 6v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mth Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 ive had a bluebird before and they are superb...far better than hitec's i have used in the past (which happens to be a 645) my bluebird did fail on me but i had given it A LOT of abuse.....but it lasted longer than the 645 your choice mate..i would personally go with the bluebird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc007 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 if you could afford the hi tec 945 go for that as it performs alot better that the 645 and i don't think that it'll have a plastic gear in it like i believe the bluebird one has. You have to ask yourself about the quality of this servo that has these really impressive figures and is only £35, and other weller know manufacters are charging more than double than that to get a servo with the same stats. Another thing to think about is the bluebird servo is a bit bigger in depth than the other servos mentioned so it may not suit all applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delboy Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I have both the bluebird high speed and a hitec mg servo (£35 region, cant remember the number). The bluebird is by far my favourite, it is so fast for its price, feels like it has plenty of torque to (been in my rustler and currently in my b4). The hitec hi-torque servo didn't feel any more powerful than a bog standard unit, apart from it havin the metal gears obviously. If it were my choice, i would say bluebird, but it sounds like many have had problems with them, but mine has been faultless (even with the botton case off in the B4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper-harry Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Servo's are one of those things where you get what you pay for! ← Thats the same with anything really!! I always save the extra and save loads in the long run!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc007 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 (edited) yeah every time i seem to try and save on something it ends up breaking and i end up spending more!! Edited June 21, 2005 by rc007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 An idea, is it possible on the Savage to get double steering servos-like on the Losi LST? That way you could use cheaper servos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc007 Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 i've thought about doing this before, it wouldn't be impossible especially if the mid tank mod had been done. surprised that its not been done before though on savage central or another savage site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456 Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 HUmm, someone with a Savage should give it a crack. DOuble servo steering gives you a much tighter turning circle, which is a great advantage around a track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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