HSR-5498SG servo

[Gort]

Is there any where in the US that I can buy the HSR-5498SG servo?

[engineer]

I've been waiting for three months for a servo from my local hobby shop, originally I got two for the grippers intwo weeks. But that was in july,06. Tower hobbies says they have them,but I haven't checked that out. I'll do that and get back here.

[engineer]

www.towerhobbies.com says they have them in stock for 59.95.ok,I don't know how to enable links so that you could cclick a link but try that address & search HSR-8498HB hitec

[Gort]

Thanks, engineer. I will try to order some. Now I have to decide how many. I would like four or five for each leg but that is eight to 10 total. AT 59.95 a pop. It would cost me over 600.00 dollars to upgrade my robot's legs 8O

[engineer]

If you think thats bad try the 5995TG's they're like twice as exspensive but have a ton of tourque but no position f/back like the HSR's

[Bullit]

These guys http://www.servocity.com/html/hsr-8498hb_hmi_robot_servo.html are great to deal with and in my experience will take care any problems with failures etc.

[i-Bot]

Was it the 5498SG you wanted, not the 8498HB ?

I haven't seen any of the new HSR servos available yet.

High torque, high talk !

The servo programming cable has been "shortly available " for the last 8 months !

[Gort]

I could not find the servos at the US towerhobbies website I did find a place to order the RoboNova-1 RTW. Dos anyone know about what is new with this RoboNova-1?

[Gort]

I want the 5498SG. I bet it will be more than 59.95 US.

[engineer]

Any servo extension cable will work, the factory just sent me a notice to send in my HFP-10 for new programing,and I've only had it for a month. We are supposed to hack what we can't buy, learn what we don't know, and at least have some fun. This robot is so far ahead of my lego, VEX,or other robots it's unreal. It sure would be nice If Hitec RCD would gather all the knowledge on this and the other forums and get the board up at their site though.good luck

[engineer]

You're right,niether tower or servo city have those and if the wait is anything like the wait for sensors or programmers it could be awhile.where did you hear about the 5498's? the RTW in RN-1 is ready to run, while it might be fun to only have to tske RN out of the box, you won't learn anything about patience unless you've put it together according to the instruction manual then come here and found out that the manual has several glitches, and get those straightened out then try gyros, accel, and some more of the stuff We have been trying.

[engineer]

I found 5995TG's at tower and yes they're pricey, but they have them.they have a ton more torque than the 8498's, are you building RN!KONG?

[i-Bot]

Our German site does give the relative prices in Euro.

http://www.robonova.de/store/home.php?cat=249

Still they are always cheaper when they are not in stock !

[i-Bot]

On the "shortly available", this is the quoted delivery of the serial program cable for the 8498. I don't really care how long it is, but 8 months is totaly disrespectfull of their customers.

We are hoping the new Hi torque HSR will have the HMI code, so we can get a 5995 with position feedback + ... The new servo promises proper heatsink, so the torque might be maintained over time without burnout.

The HFP10 will likely not work with the new servos due to a different interface. That is why we need the cable and the software.

[engineer]

well, Ibot the programming cable is at tower the 5498's I haven't found yet. you guy's are going to need lipos or liions to give that much current and I would worry about lifting circuit trace at those amperage levels
my5995's can confuse the speed control w/2x 7.2nimh packs feeding them. I have four wheel steering in my rockcrawler. these servos are tough.these 5498's sound sweet though, but like you said when will they arrive?