The HS50s are quite a bit lighter, draw less current and have less torque
than the HS60s. The HS50s will need to be removed from the plane to repair
any gear problems since you need to get a thin blade screwdriver into the
little slots to pry loose the top.
I've found the HS60/80s can be repaired in place in foamies by getting to
the bottom screw heads and then pulling off the top with some needle nose
pliers. In a more traditional HLG it's probably a wash for repair: both
will need removing. I just repaired a busted HS50 10 minutes ago and it
went very smoothly. I wouldn't hesistate to do a field repair now that I've
done it once at the breakfast table!
tnx
jtm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cliff Schwinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "[RCSE]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 9:46 AM
Subject: [RCSE] HS-50 vs HS-60 servo question
> I am now building a Skybench Osprey hlg and am planning on installing
> those tiny sub-micro servos. Are Hitech HS-50's a good servo choice?
> Can the gears be replaced with the same ease as those in the HS-80
> servo? The HS-60 servo seems to be only slightly larger than the
> HS-50. What are the advantages of using the HS-50 instead of the HS-60?
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> Below is a link to a photo of my LB2 that I took several weeks ago while
> my son was flying it. I use this photo for my background "wallpaper" on
> my monitor and I thought I would share it with anyone out there who
> might want to look at a cool hlg on their monitor. The photo is not
> flawless - I took it with a cheapo camera, but I guess beauty is in the
> eye of the beholder! This is an amazing sailplane. My son and I have
> learned to thermal with it (we've been flying for about 8 months). We
> launch it with our "atomic mini-high start", which consists of the
> tubing from a Dynaflight upstart and a Skybench mini-high start and 80
> yards of fishing line for some amazingly high launches.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/cliff2345/hlg/lilbird/103.jpg
>
> Cliff
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