Stripped Servo Question

[Popjinx]

Could anyone please impart their experience with servo's (installation suggestions and pitfalls, when to replace servo gears,... etc).

I was connecting pushrods to a new Hitec 625MG servo. The servo was not plugged in to the receiver. As I manually moved the servo arm through the range of travel I noticed some spots that were less than smooth. It was not binding (I did not have to force the arm through the rough spot). Does this mean that the servo gears are defective and should be replaced? Is it a no-no to move the servo arm manually? The servo works fine when everything is "plugged in and turned on."

I guess the goal is to minimize the risk of in-flight servo failure (duh!).

One more question..... what's a moog?

Thanks!
Mike

[hoppy]

It's generally not a good idea to move the servo arms manually. It puts a lot of force on the the gear train.

But the servo you referenced is supposed to have an indestructible gear train but I don't have personal experience with that model.
http://www.hitecrcd.com/Servos/hs625.htm

[hoppy]

moog? in reference to?

[Popjinx]

I saw a post here on wattflyer where the word (or acronym) "moog" was used. Sorry, but I should have replied in that post. The post had something to do with not reading through the posts before asking questions. I can't readily find it (I guess that might make me a moog).

Thanks for your reply to the original questions about servos.

[Rugar]

I saw a post here on wattflyer where the word (or acronym) "moog" was used.


I just did a forum search, and this thread if the only place that word shows up.

[Popjinx]

That would be about right.... it wasn't even on this website. Sorry. I should have asked the question on the specific post. My memory is as bad as my flying.

Perfect 3-Point Landing... 2 Wheels and a Wingtip.

Thanks,
Mike

[Rugar]

That would be about right.... it wasn't even on this website. Sorry. I should have asked the question on the specific post.

Just go to the site you seen it on and type "Moog" in the search feature. (If they have a search feature)




My memory is as bad as my flying.

Perfect 3-Point Landing... 2 Wheels and a Wingtip.

Thanks,
Mike

:D Sounds like a good quote for a signature.

[Popjinx]

Thanks for the suggestion. I was wondering what I was going to use!:)

[hoppy]

I saw a post here on wattflyer where the word (or acronym) "moog" was used. Sorry, but I should have replied in that post. The post had something to do with not reading through the posts before asking questions. I can't readily find it (I guess that might make me a moog).

Thanks for your reply to the original questions about servos.

moog in my experience, was the name of the man that developed music synthesizers and they were called MOOG synthesizers. It was one of the first music synthesizers.

But it was probably one of the frequent misspellings found on the internet. LOL

[Rugar]

Moog to me is a automotive company that makes after market replacement chassis parts for vehicles. (Ball joints, Tie Rod ends, ...etc)

[Popjinx]

Robert Moog invented the Moog synthesizer. The prototype was a contraption loaded with patch bays and dangling patch cords. Sometime around the early 70's he and his team developed, marketed and sold the Mini Moog for around $1000.00 each. It could play only one note at a time, but hey... it didn't need patch cords. You can hear the Mini Moog in the intro to REO Speedwagon's Riding the Storm Out. It was also capable of recreating the desending synthesized sweep after the drum solo in Edgar Winter's Frankenstein (I don't think Edgar used one on the actual recording, though). Robert Moog passed away in August of this year.

Have any of you guys ever had a servo fail in flight and cause a crash?


Mr. Admin,
I'm sorry... I won't do it again!

[ForestCam]

Perfect 3-Point Landing... 2 Wheels and a Wingtip.

Thanks,
Mike
Better then two wingtips and a rudder.:D