I've had ProModeler servos on my wish list for a couple of years now. They seem pretty stout, and prices are very reasonable for the specs listed.
Let's give these things a go!
Let's give these things a go!
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That is probably the one that gets recommended the most for a larger 1/8 scale monster truggy/truck. I probably would have ordered that one if my timing was right. Prices went up a few months back.I am thinking about ordering the promodeler DS630BLHV. Does anyone run one in a 1/8 scale truggy?
Got my very first Promodeler servo today. Looks killer if I do say so myself. I’ll be installing this in my mini lmt build. Got a hat for being a new customer also.
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So they wouldn't replace or repair it? That's just customer service!Well.. I’m very sad to report my servo didn’t survive more than 60 seconds of VERY LIGHT bashing. Literally 3-4 small jumps and a light bump into the couch and it locked up tighter than a frogs…. Sent it back and they said “gear set was bad”
Unwarrantable..
So my dream of having a Promodeler servo was very short lived.
I’ve seen a few vids where people install a reefs 179 with a solid horn on their mini lmt and bash the piss out of them without issue! So as you can imagine I was shocked when my Promodeler gave up the ghost so quickly. I was gutted!!
Next on the chopping block will be a NSDRC RS100, we’ll see if that last longer than 60 seconds… Otherwise I’ll have to try a reefs.
No, I couldn’t find the one at the time so I went solid. Probably a bad decision but I’ve seen vids with the reefs 179 using a solid horn and bashing the piss out of it. I even commented on said vids and they replied “holding up great”Did you use a servo saver on yours?
I waited 3.5 weeks for a response before contacting them and they said we already responded and I didn’t reply… must have gone into my spam..So they wouldn't replace or repair it? That's just customer service!
Exactly!!They make some good servos but their business attitude is turning me off more and more. I remember when they recommended their 630 servo for the Xmaxx. They even offered a beam mod making it easier to drop it into the Traxxas adapter mount. Now they don't even recommend that same servo for any bashing vehicle. They change the descriptions on the servos to fit their changing narrative. The owner has a chip on his shoulder that is off putting that you can read in his comments in many of his different servos descriptions. Basically saying that if it breaks it's your fault and not ours.
It has 125oz/in torque with steel gears. That's definitely MORE than capable of surviving in a 1/18 scale RC with heavy bashing and a solid servo horn, that is, had it been a quality servo. And that's definitely not intended for airplane use. Servos with far less torque would have held up I'm sure.If it’s a small micro servo that is probably designed for RC planes and you used it for bashing in an RC without a servo saver then do you think it’s ProModelers fault and that they should eat the cost? I’m not so sure that was a manufacturer defect which would have been covered under warranty.
Some other manufacturers may be able to just absorb the cost because they’re larger and use cheap Chinese slave labor, but promoter is a small business with American made products. I am willing to guess that he doesn’t make a lot of profit on his servos like the manufacturers that use Chinese build houses do.
I have talked to the owner myself, and I thought he was actually very nice and professional and he answers all my questions. Looking at it from his standpoint of view, though I can see how he doesn’t like to be taken advantage of if a customer broke one of his servos, and then tried to blame ProModeler for it.
I’m not trying to be a jerk here, but just trying to point out the other point of view.
I don't know of any business that gets a government contract that just barely makes a profitSome other manufacturers may be able to just absorb the cost because they’re larger and use cheap Chinese slave labor, but promoter is a small business with American made products. I am willing to guess that he doesn’t make a lot of profit on his servos like the manufacturers that use Chinese build houses do.