A small box full of motorized gears that turns the steering and/or throttle linkage in an R/C car Available in a range of strengths and speeds, with the faster/more powerful servos more expensive than slower/weaker servos "Stock servos" usually cost about $12-15 (US dollars) and are the standard servos that are included with most radio sets These servos are fine to get a kit running, but in the future you may want to upgrade to stronger servos, especially for racing or for the steering of a large-tire off-road kit like our Nitro RS4 MT
{i} servomechanism, device which converts low-energy input into high-energy motion; servomotor, motor which functions as a control device in a servomechanism
A system consisting of an amplifier, actuator, and feedback element Servos tend to control one or combination of the following variables: position, velocity and torque
The radio system component that takes signals from the receiver and converts them into physical motion in the form of a rotating shaft Found in various sizes, strengths, speeds of movement and cost, servos are used for a variety of functions, such as moving a control surface like an airplane elevator or boat rudder, steering the wheels on a car, or moving the throttle on a gas engine
An electromagnetic device controlled by electrical impulses from the receiver They are use to move the control surfaces (elevator, rudder, aileron) of the plane
This is an electric motor that is attached to a controlling chip and a mechanical stop These are used to activate mechanical speed controls, the rudders, and anything that is mechanically activated
The electromechanical device which moves the control surfaces or throttle of the airplane according to commands from the receiver The radio device which does the physical work inside the airplane
The electro-mechanical device which moves the control surfaces or throttle of the airplane according to commands from the receiver The radio device which does the physical work inside the airplane
A small device, used for steering (and throttle with Nitro cars), that rotates proportionately to the input from the transmitter The servo contains a motor and an electronic controller
Device hooked up to the receiver that sends control inputs sent from the transmitter to a control surface or accessory (landing gear, flaps, etc) in the airplane