Randy M.

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Hey guys,
A friend is getting an older Hotspot ready to fly. He has upgraded the batteries to a123. We were worried the volz servos in the fins may not like the 6.6 volts. I can't find any info anywhere about the voltage range on these. It would suck to have to rework the fins to accept new servos. Any ideas?
tia

basimpsn

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I also have the same servo in my hotspot rudder and I"m using a 6volt reg without any problem so far.
P.s careful not to strip the servo ARM.. no other servo ARM will fit.

DelGatoGrande

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http://www.volz-servos.com/en/sites/contact.php

Edgar Perez

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I changed mine to hitec thin wing ones. It was not too bad, as I kept the original servo cables..

rhklenke

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Yea, I was going to suggest that you contact Volz directly. They respond to email fairly quickly and you can still bet parts for those servos - although they are *expensive*. We just re-built a Hotspot for a friend of ours and we replaced the Volz servos, because parts were so expensive (one was stripped) with these:

http://www.espritmodel.com/hyperion-...tal-servo.aspx

Bob

DelGatoGrande

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Bob i advice to stay away from " esprit models " http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10...m.htm#10666148

this are not people to deal with.[:'(]
my 2c

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rhklenke

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Well, whatever source you use, my point was that there are alternatives to the Volz servos and in fact, the ones I used fit into the same space as the Volz with very little modification - and no external evidence of the switch. I think that Volz are concentrating on the UAV market and as such, their prices have gone up considerably - even for replacement parts. They wanted something like 40 Euros for a replacement gear set (plus shipping) [X(] - expensive given the value of the US Dollar these days...

Bob

DelGatoGrande

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By the way on my hotspot (look my gallery ) i haven't cut and i don't use rudders.
..also i remember i guy that the rudder servos where places on the fuselage next to the engine.

teamkaos

Randy
I used Volz servos in thermal comp gliders years ago on 5 cell nicad packs with no problems. Not sure at LiFe voltage though, you might have to test and see what happens. Otherwise run a 6v regulator.
Cheers
Rod W