rwordenjr 1890 Posted March 31, 2020 I know Futaba, Sanwa and Spektrum are at the top of the transmitter/receiver market but didn't Hitec used to have more of a presence ? Now they're almost non existent as they only have one transmitter out that's hard to find and not the cheapest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedy_w_beans 4272 Posted March 31, 2020 HiTec makes great servos... I have a pair of them in a build currently and I'm pretty impressed with how tight/slop-free they are. They're not the least expensive, but they are good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted March 31, 2020 33 minutes ago, speedy_w_beans said: HiTec makes great servos... I have a pair of them in a build currently and I'm pretty impressed with how tight/slop-free they are. They're not the least expensive, but they are good. Nice, I want to pair a tx/rx with one of their servos but they got virtually no tx game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted March 31, 2020 I remember the Ranger radio by Hitec. I think it looks pretty good! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 31, 2020 I use a Hitec Lynx for my racing, fantastic radio comparable to others that are double the price, receivers are cheap as chips too 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted March 31, 2020 7 hours ago, mtbkym01 said: I use a Hitec Lynx for my racing, fantastic radio comparable to others that are double the price, receivers are cheap as chips too That thing is funky looking lol. Hard to find too. Wish Hitec made more radios :( 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markbt73 5316 Posted March 31, 2020 Honestly, from me... Nope. No love for Hitec. I can't speak for their radios, but I bought one of their high-torque servos for a racing Clod many years ago, and it was DOA. Took it back to the hobby shop, they exchanged it, and the replacement stopped working after a month. It just quit. Gears were fine, but it just lost power. It may have just been a run of particularly bad luck, but I wasn't going to chance it again. I put a Futaba S3305 in the Clod, and never had an issue. (In fact, the Clod is long gone, but I still have and use the servo.) 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 31, 2020 5 hours ago, rwordenjr said: That thing is funky looking lol. Hard to find too. Wish Hitec made more radios But it has a great personality 😂. Seriously though yeah it’s a bit unusual looking, but is very balanced in your hands and functions very well 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted March 31, 2020 21 minutes ago, mtbkym01 said: But it has a great personality 😂. Seriously though yeah it’s a bit unusual looking, but is very balanced in your hands and functions very well I actually like the look of it now after looking at for a few hours. No drop down though lol. I would get it if I could find one in stock and a little cheaper. I wonder how compares to a Sanwa or futaba. I’m not a racer either so maybe a little overkill for me. I’m in the market for a second radio. My current is the futaba 3pv. I want to be able to run some of my cars together instead of only at once like now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, rwordenjr said: I actually like the look of it now after looking at for a few hours. No drop down though lol. I would get it if I could find one in stock and a little cheaper. I wonder how compares to a Sanwa or futaba. I’m not a racer either so maybe a little overkill for me. I’m in the market for a second radio. My current is the futaba 3pv. I want to be able to run some of my cars together instead of only at once like now It does come with a drop down. Yeah I’m used to how it looks so don’t even really think about it anymore. Like I said it’s performance and function compares to radios twice it’s price by Sana’a, Futaba and co. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted March 31, 2020 23 minutes ago, mtbkym01 said: It does come with a drop down. Yeah I’m used to how it looks so don’t even really think about it anymore. Like I said it’s performance and function compares to radios twice it’s price by Sana’a, Futaba and co. oh yea? im interested in getting one now you use Hitec servo too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 31, 2020 1 minute ago, rwordenjr said: oh yea? im interested in getting one now you use Hitec servo too? My preferred servo’s are Xpert. I have used Hitec before but find the Xpert’s to be absolutely fantastic and very efficient Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted March 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, mtbkym01 said: My preferred servo’s are Xpert. I have used Hitec before but find the Xpert’s to be absolutely fantastic and very efficient oh okay nice. you run the nova fox with the Hitec radio? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 31, 2020 No I have a Spektrum DX3R (my old race radio) that I use on my runners. I keep the Hitec for racing only 1/8 Nitro and 1/10 electric Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted March 31, 2020 46 minutes ago, mtbkym01 said: No I have a Spektrum DX3R (my old race radio) that I use on my runners. I keep the Hitec for racing only 1/8 Nitro and 1/10 electric sweet, Hitec one might overkill for me then. I don't race lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted March 31, 2020 8 hours ago, rwordenjr said: That thing is funky looking lol. Hard to find too. Wish Hitec made more radios They seem to march to the beat of their own drum when it comes to the design. Made me think of Star Trek phaser somehow. Old AM Lynx was funky looking too, but I kinda liked it. I have a good impression of this radio (old as it is) I have a high torque servo in Wild Willy 2. It functioned(s) well. But I forced a 25 spline servo horn to Hitec's 24(?) spine, so I kinda ruined it. I seem to remember having to do something about the wiring too. The pin order was different back then or something... I don't know if that's still the case. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted April 1, 2020 45 minutes ago, Juggular said: They seem to march to the beat of their own drum when it comes to the design. Made me think of Star Trek phaser somehow. Old AM Lynx was funky looking too, but I kinda liked it. I have a good impression of this radio (old as it is) I have a high torque servo in Wild Willy 2. It functioned(s) well. But I forced a 25 spline servo horn to Hitec's 24(?) spine, so I kinda ruined it. I seem to remember having to do something about the wiring too. The pin order was different back then or something... I don't know if that's still the case. After reviewing, I actually like the look of the lynx 4 and am trying to get one lol. As for the servos, what kind of spline is that? Tamiya kits come with futaba/jr but do they come with ones that fit the Hitec servos? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncpantherfan71 133 Posted April 1, 2020 Hitec no longer produces radios, servos and chargers only. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Jon 684 Posted April 1, 2020 I've never been much of a fan of Hitec servos. The mid-range servos are too expensive for the spec and durability, and they use that stupid 24t spline. The high-end servos are really expensive, and don't perform as well as similarly priced servos from Futaba, Savox, Sanwa, etc. The chargers are ok, but lack high power balancing circuits. Perfectly adequate for 2S/3S use, though, and very reliable and easy to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted April 1, 2020 24 minutes ago, Big Jon said: I've never been much of a fan of Hitec servos. The mid-range servos are too expensive for the spec and durability, and they use that stupid 24t spline. The high-end servos are really expensive, and don't perform as well as similarly priced servos from Futaba, Savox, Sanwa, etc. The chargers are ok, but lack high power balancing circuits. Perfectly adequate for 2S/3S use, though, and very reliable and easy to use. Do you know if most tamiya kits come with the hitec servo compatible spline? I think they come with Futaba/Tamiya and Sanwa/Acoms. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathon Gillham 4606 Posted April 1, 2020 It looks like their chargers are just rebrands of SkyRC as well. I wonder if they design or make anything anymore? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Jon 684 Posted April 1, 2020 4 hours ago, rwordenjr said: Do you know if most tamiya kits come with the hitec servo compatible spline? I think they come with Futaba/Tamiya and Sanwa/Acoms. The high torque servo savers don't come with a 24t. I'm not positive, but I don't think that the kits do, either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted April 1, 2020 28 minutes ago, Big Jon said: The high torque servo savers don't come with a 24t. I'm not positive, but I don't think that the kits do, either. okay thanks! Futaba certainly seems to be the easiest for support and availability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted April 1, 2020 53 minutes ago, Big Jon said: The high torque servo savers don't come with a 24t. I'm not positive, but I don't think that the kits do, either. Yep, that seemed like a suicide when I was installing it on Wild Willy 2. Why make it difficult to use? "Well, Futaba is a competitor, so we won't adapt 25T. Never!!" Well, Tamiya uses 25t too. That was shooting themselves in the foot, in my opinion. (unless there was a patent for 25t, which I doubt) Work for your consumers, not your pride! One less competitor means higher price for us... so I'm sad to learn that Hitec isn't making radios. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1890 Posted April 2, 2020 6 hours ago, Juggular said: Yep, that seemed like a suicide when I was installing it on Wild Willy 2. Why make it difficult to use? "Well, Futaba is a competitor, so we won't adapt 25T. Never!!" Well, Tamiya uses 25t too. That was shooting themselves in the foot, in my opinion. (unless there was a patent for 25t, which I doubt) Work for your consumers, not your pride! One less competitor means higher price for us... so I'm sad to learn that Hitec isn't making radios. They are restocking the lynx 4s here in the coming months for the last time and then that’s it. Their rep told me their radio sales are pretty much non existent nowadays. I’m a fan of having some stuff that not everyone else has (Everyone Mostly got futaba, Spektrum, or Sanwa) so that’s why I was drawn to Hitec for radio options 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites