Dunno the physics behind it, but I have the mother of all servo mixers, and she flies fine.
1 Singing JR 8411 on elevator Digital 8 (EIGHT) Multiplex MCV2 Royals on flaps and ailerons - they don't sing. Digital 1 Multiplex Jumbo on rudder - he doesn't sing either Digital 1 Hitec 705 monster servo on retract analog 1 Hitec 805 monster servo on tow release analog 2 JR 517 analogs on landing gear doors RX is a simple little Hitec 8 slim. Note this is in a 1/3 scale Duo Discus. Fuse is 9 feet long. Wing span is 22+ feet. Lots of servo wire. Long, no really long, wire runs. All wire is twisted, running on a 5 cell pack. Oh yeah, lots of carbon fiber everywhere. I can say without fear of contradiction that these servos do not antagonize one another. They are a happy little family. We flew this thing to a range that may best be described as ABVR (Almost Beyond Visual Range) two weeks ago, and that says a lot. At least 3/4 of a mile out and specked, no range or radio issues. For pics, go here - www.courtforms.com/personal/ I have no doubt that some setups have experienced odd behaviors, but let's please take note of other factors, most notably suspect TX/RX, poor wiring, loose connections at any point in the harness, metal on metal contact in anything near the plane, high or low battery voltage (5 cell jitters?) even wacky RF at the site, that are far more likely than a Hatfields vs. McCoys or Red v. Blue on board the plane. Lee Estingoy Overland Park, KS BTW - finally got my hands on some of the Hitec 125 and 5245 servos. The little Hitecs seem really slick. Very tight gearing, smooth and QUIET. Don't seem to have the extreme torque of the WingMaxx, but for 37.00 they are pretty damned nice. Noticeably thinner than the 81s. Equal to or very close to the thickness (thinness) of the Volz. The 5245 is a nice piece of kit as well. 45.00 for a 60 oz, mini. Again really smooth gearing, no slop. It does whine a little under load. Can't speak as to how the gearing will hold out. The older HS85 and 81s with metal gears would pop their little plastic gear pretty quickly. These are supposed to be better.... With the jump in value of the Euro we may do well to cultivate non-euro based products in this little addiction of ours. Hmm, maybe a TD ship from Mexico - Back to the books. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pat McCleave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Mixing Digiital Servos > > The following information was sent to me by a fellow modeler and this is > the > > first I had heard anything about it. Has anyone experienced any problems > of > > this kind? I personally have only owned one model that mixed digital > servos > > with analog and had absolutely no problems at all, but maybe I was lucky. > > Any additional information would be greatly appreciated. Also, does > anyone > > have George Steiner's email address. I would like to contact him directly > > about this as well. > > Pat, > I'm flying a Graphite using the following servo combination: > Ruddervators - HiTech HS 85 > Flaps - HiTech HS 5125 (the 'singing' digitals) :) > Ailerons - Dymond Modelsport D-200 > Tiperons - Dymond Modelsport D-60 > > I've only got about 20 flights on the model, but so far have experienced no > problems with this combination. > > Regards, > Bob Johnson > Fond du Lac, WI > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
