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x88x
04-28-2010, 02:58 PM
So, a couple weeks ago I was wandering around on Deal Extreme looking for other stuff to order with my heatshrink tubing (which they apparently were backordered on :evil: ), and I found out that they have several cheap little servos. I've been wanting to play around with servo control for a while now, especially now that I'm finally starting to get into microcontrollers, but it's always been hard since they cost so much (cheapest I'd seen any elsewhere was ~$10 each). So, anyways, these were ~$4-5 each, the Tower Pros (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20087) are rated at at 2.1 kg-cm, and the Mysterys (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20023) are rated at 1.3 kg-cm. They ended up being smaller than I was expecting, but that's fine since a lot of the things I'm wanting to play around with require pretty small ones anyways. So, here they are:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/20100428_001.jpg

Other than the all plastic gears, they actually feel pretty well made. Definitely better than I was expecting for $4. :D I figure at the very least these will be good for experimenting and prototyping, and if I decide I need something better quality later I can get them once I know what I'm looking for.

Once I get these home and start using them, I'll update with how well they work.

crenn
04-28-2010, 03:40 PM
It's actually not surprising since if you can get servos almost direct from manufacter you'll find they're quite cheap. And the majority of parts are high quality.

BuzzKillington
04-28-2010, 08:01 PM
I wish I could buy things direct. :no:

Oneslowz28
04-29-2010, 01:36 AM
Dude nice score!!!!