[NSRCA-discussion] Futaba

[Kevin Young]

One of the other things to consider is those servos may actually be used for a different target market.  For example maybe they are used in a certain class of Heli or something and they work around some of those dimensions because I think it is safe to assume the there are other portions of the hobby that are bigger then pattern (sorry, don't hurt me for saying that).
The other thing that all of the u.s. importers struggle with is the Japanese market vs the u.s. market.  They sometimes don't think we need certain things because they don't use them or do it a different way.
The third thing is sometimes they just don't know there is an issue until we start speaking up.  I see that Scott and Mike mentioned they have put it in the reports that we send futaba, I will try and do the same.
Kevin Young


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From: Scott McHarg via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Date: 12/29/2015  12:37 PM  (GMT-05:00)
To: Don Ramsey <donramsey at gmail.com>, General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba

Also, I did a little research and you may consider the S9670SV servo.  The
dimensions are the same and only $30 from Tower
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDXFL&P=FR&gclid=Cj0KEQiA-4i0BRCaudDcrrnDi6kBEiQAZSh5f6qJ9lkfjEnOcNvfzSOHgp0cmAdf97xvCSMLuiatDJ8aAks68P8HAQ

Several of us have been using the BLS551 servos for ailerons.  It says that
they're car servos but have been working great in the airplanes. The
S9670SV says "car" as well but it may be a possibility for you.

*Scott A. McHarg*
VSCL / CANVASS U.A.S. Research Pilot
Texas A&M University
PPL - ASEL

On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Don,
>
> I have just heard back from Futaba (North America).  The official response
> is "There's no way that Futaba can make servos to fit every possible
> application".  Futaba (North America) recognizes exactly what you are
> saying, however.   I don't know if that means that there is a certain
> desire for the factory to correct the fact that most servos come in
> different sizes or if that means they know and aren't going to do much
> about it as it is difficult from a production standpoint to make new servos
> and technology fit existing circumstances.
>
> To help to some extent, I have found something that I don't recall being
> there on the Futaba website.  Maybe it was and I just missed it.  They have
> a servo wizard which helps you pick the proper servos for your application
> and gives you alternatives to the "most popular" servos.
> http://www.futabarc.com/servos/servo-wizard.php
>
> In addition, I will sometimes use Servodatabase to research what's out
> there and what was out there to compare servos.  For Futaba, the link is
> http://www.servodatabase.com/servos/futaba
>
> I'm aware that this isn't the answer you were looking for but this is what
> I found out.  If any of you have Futaba questions, I'd be glad to try to
> get you an honest and straightforward answer quickly.  Any of the Futaba
> Team members can help you as well.
>
> Best Regards,
> Scott
>
> *Scott A. McHarg*
> VSCL / CANVASS U.A.S. Research Pilot
> Texas A&M University
> PPL - ASEL
>
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 7:08 AM, Don Ramsey via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
>> Can some of you Futaba sponsored pilots tell me what the thought process
>> is at Futaba when they make a line of servos that appear to be for the same
>> purpose, say elevator servos, that don’t fit the same mount?  For instance,
>> the S9650, BLS153, and BLS173HV servo seem to be a line of elevator
>> servos.  If you wanted to upgrade from the 9650 to the 153 it worked.  They
>> discontinued the 153 and appeared to replace with the 173 but that servo
>> will not mount in a model set up for the 153.  It’s too small. Modification
>> necessary?????  So, now, if you are using 9650 servos and want to upgrade,
>> you are out of luck without modifying your plane.
>>
>>
>>
>> If your plan was to use BLS153s as backup for the BLS173s (replace both
>> if a change is needed) at a contest you are out of luck.  This is  a
>> problem that Futaba should be made aware.
>>
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