Duty cycle on servos??

[fhhhstix]

There is no real rating for a duty cycle. It really depends on the servo and what you are planing to do with it. If you buy a $10 standard servo and use it for a winch it probably wont last long. Tell us what you are wanting to do with the servo and maybe we can make a recommendation I know small haul has a lot of experience with the continuous run servos.

Travis

[SmallHaul]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

There is no real rating for a duty cycle. It really depends on the servo and what you are planing to do with it. If you buy a $10 standard servo and use it for a winch it probably wont last long. Tell us what you are wanting to do with the servo and maybe we can make a recommendation I know small haul has a lot of experience with the continuous run servos.

Travis

That is funny, I wrote up my post and then hit "submit reply" and then see this

[W900snowman]

Thanks guys, I bought another Manitowoc 4100 1:50 crane this week and got me thinking about still wanting to build a 1/16 scale eventually. I haven't done much research yet but was kind of thinking I could use servos for all of the functions if I convert them. I think that it would be much easier than trying to find gearmotors/ gearboxes for some functions. Hopefully after I finish my apprenticeship I'll be able to get started.

[fhhhstix]

I have done the same thing Scott.

Travis

[SmallHaul]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

I have done the same thing Scott.

Travis

like minds..

Originally Posted by W900snowman

Thanks guys, I bought another Manitowoc 4100 1:50 crane this week and got me thinking about still wanting to build a 1/16 scale eventually. I haven't done much research yet but was kind of thinking I could use servos for all of the functions if I convert them. I think that it would be much easier than trying to find gearmotors/ gearboxes for some functions. Hopefully after I finish my apprenticeship I'll be able to get started.

I'll warn you though, micro & sub micro servos have open frame style potentiometers and it isn't easy to lock them without damaging them and the output gear rides on the pot shaft to boot so, it is easy to damage one trying to convert them. But, they are cheap so, just buy an extra one and take your time.