| The cost of a radio control car servo varies from | | | | know what was wrong. |
| very cheap, around $10 to over $100. Torque and | | | | I changed so many things on the car to try and |
| speed performance are the differences between the | | | | improve it, and finally I got around to upgrading the |
| prices. You need to use the fastest you can afford, | | | | servo. I wish I had done it years ago. |
| and here's why. | | | | The transformation was amazing: I soon had the |
| I have used many different servos in the long time | | | | quickest car, setting fastest lap times, and up with |
| that I've been racing. I've used servos costing a few | | | | the leaders. |
| dollars, and servos costing over a hundred dollars | | | | I was amazed how the servo made me so much |
| What is the difference between a servo with a | | | | quicker, a good servo gives you: |
| transit time of 0.08 seconds, and a cheaper one with | | | | 1. Centering - the car now went straight! |
| a transit time of 0.20 seconds? | | | | 2. Increased granularity, more accurate and smoother |
| The more expensive one is two times as quick, but | | | | 3. Speed - the car changed directions SO much faster |
| the slow one still only takes a fraction of a second? | | | | The servo makes such a huge difference to racing |
| I used to use cheap servos in my Tamiya M03 Mini. | | | | results, don't underestimate it's input to your car. |
| But recently, racing it indoors I was finding I was off | | | | Install the best you can get, and if you want to save |
| the pace, and being beaten every week, and I didn't | | | | money, buy a used expensive model. |