DrJB Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 Not sure I fully understand the usefulness of such motor (relased on crawler/41999). If I wanted motorized steerning, I'd do a small motor + a clutch. The question is then: What does the servo motor really offer, in terms of innovation? or is it simply smaller packaging than M+clutch? Quote
cgg199 Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 It has return to centre which is always handy in small racing cars. It may not be so useful for crawlers, but it is very good for saving space/effort. Quote
Technyk32231 Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 It is more powerful, has more mounting points, so it can actually used as part of the structure, can provide proportional steering if used with the speed control remote, and you can put an axle in the front or back, opening up new possibilities. Quote
DrJB Posted August 23, 2013 Author Posted August 23, 2013 It has return to centre which is always handy in small racing cars. It may not be so useful for crawlers, but it is very good for saving space/effort. Thst is interesting because, as I disassembled mine, and used in another MOC, ... I later found out it did NOT return to center ... was rather painful to remove, fix, and put back. Quote
cgg199 Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 That must have been your motor, or were you using the speed controller? The servo motor along side a normal IR controller should return to centre. If not, your motor must be broken. There is nothing in the Crawler set to make it return to centre either. Quote
JoeKaydear Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 The first pages of the 9398 and 41999 4x4 Crawlers show that one must connect the new Servo Motor to the Battery Box, and turn it on, for it to be "zeroed out" in the return-to-center position. So, for your MOC you should zero it out before you connect anything else to it. Quote
Kronos Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 The first pages of the 9398 and 41999 4x4 Crawlers show that one must connect the new Servo Motor to the Battery Box, and turn it on, for it to be "zeroed out" in the return-to-center position. So, for your MOC you should zero it out before you connect anything else to it. I was thinking this also. I do this every time I use the servo in a new build. I don't know if you have to, but I do. Quote
weavil Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 I was thinking this also. I do this every time I use the servo in a new build. I don't know if you have to, but I do. It will zero-out at what ever position it is at. Like a Nintendo 64 did with the controller. Had the stick tilted when I turned it on and Mario kept moving left. Quote
piterx Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 i love/hate the servo motor... i love it because it works amazingly well but i hate it because it's too big for small scale models :P but i've just made one of tthe smallest live axles you've ever seen with that motor....i'll show you everything once i'll fiinish my current moc :) Quote
DrJB Posted August 23, 2013 Author Posted August 23, 2013 Makes sense now, as I was trying to zero it in with the train's power supply (big black rectangle with a yellow dial) Quote
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