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Re: source for Futaba servo motors?
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Mon, 17 Aug 1998 16:31:33 GMT
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Rick Moll <rickmoll@mvp+nomorespam+.net>
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Richard Drushel wrote:
> My previous source for Futaba (and compatible) servo motors, Images
> Company of Staten Island, NY, tells me they can no longer get them unless
> they're bundled with RC transceivers. Anybody have another source for just
> the servo motors? I want 6 Futaba S148 (or equivalent). I guess I should
> limit the sources to "continental US".
I've been buying lots and lots of servos from TowerHobbies (1-800-637-4989) and
modifying them for our local robot group here in St. Louis. I've always received
good customer service from them. The best prices on servos are their store brand
which I believe used to all be Hobbico servos (made in IL as I recall). But now
they have both a "System 2000" and a "System 3000" line of servos. I believe the
"2000" servos are still made by Hobbico, and that the "3000" servos are Futaba.
As I recall the "2000" servo part numbers corresponded directly to the Hobbico
numbers; but the "3000" part numbers do *not* correspond to their Futaba
equivalents.
I've been using TS-53 servos, which I'm pretty sure must be a Futaba S3003
(although I've never dissected a S3003 to confirm this). Any way it's made lower
cost than the S148 by using the PCB as an integral part of the mechanical support
for the motor, and some other things have been simplified. The bottom line being
that it's not as easy to modify as the S148, but since you can get them for under
$10 each I chose to deal with it. When I convert the TS-53 to be a simple gear
head motor, I end up removing all the parts from the PCB so it can still be used
to support the motor.
If I can be of more help, you're welcome to email me directly,
Rick
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| [Rick Moll] spake unto the ether: (...) I called them this morning and ordered 6 Futaba S148 servos; they had a 3-pack for <$40; with shipping, order total was $85.93. Nomenclature note: I confused the guy on the phone by asking about "servo (...) (26 years ago, 18-Aug-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| My previous source for Futaba (and compatible) servo motors, Images Company of Staten Island, NY, tells me they can no longer get them unless they're bundled with RC transceivers. Anybody have another source for just the servo motors? I want 6 (...) (26 years ago, 17-Aug-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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