Hitec HS-65 Servo Way Better than E-Flite S75

February 22, 2009 on 6:30 pm | In Servo |

One of the weakest points of my TREX 450 SA build was the cheap E-Flite S75 servos I used for the cyclic. They had trouble centering and just didn’t have much torque and it seemed I was always adjusting the trim to get a good hover. This weekend, I tossed them in favor of the Hitec RCD HS-65 servos which seem to be the defacto servo for the TREX 450… It’s seriously night and day. The HS-65’s center very well and move the cyclic with authority. They also take full-sized servo horns even though these are micro servos. Here’s a picture of the two next to each other:

The new version of the HS-65 has 3 holes (instead of the previous 2, requiring you to drill a center hold for the TREX), so its a direct fit. If you’re going to pick these up, be sure you’re getting the new 3-hole version.

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