Hl0107 16 Posted April 22, 2020 Hello guys, I recently got a ReRe Blackfoot and want to know what servo would be good for it. And any other recommendation for upgrades before I assemble it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Hector Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruebiracer 1046 Posted April 22, 2020 Mny servo choices around, but nowadays I would not save too much money on the servo. For a Blackfoot, I´d recommend at least 9kg steering force and a Speed below 0,12sec for 60°. Nobody wants a slow servo nowadays. I have Savöx 1251MG from a previous car in my Monster Beetle, and it´s even perfect in the Monster truck. Power enough, and not "self locking" gear. You can easily push the saver when current is off. So during hard hits off the wheels, the Servo saver and the not locking gears can give in. So I haven´t destroyed a knuckle since 2012. (And these are from 1986 and probably quite brittle now.) But Prices for them are still high (ca. 50-60€). For sure there are maybe some cheaper variants of other brands, that are on the same level from performance. Kind regards, Matthias 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathon Gillham 4606 Posted April 22, 2020 My Monster Beetle started out with a Futaba s3003 and that was fine despite the low torque. It now has s cheap metal gear servo, MG995 with about 12kg and .14sec and that works well. I only swapped as I wanted tue Futaba for something else. As for upgrades, bearings and the MIP ball diff. With very light use (silvercan, NiMH, often EPA turned down) the stock diff started clicking after about 10 packs. I tried shimming it and it was a short term fix 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hl0107 16 Posted April 23, 2020 thank you guys!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites