Topic: servo extention leads (Read 6862 times)

portside II · « **on:** January 09, 2009, 09:55:47 pm »

Ok , i am allways looking for the best place to fit my servo's where they will reach the reciever and inevetably i find that i cant and require an extention lead .
So here i am looking on E-bay and i find these 290286730562, and for a general comparison (not picking on any shop in particular) for me to buy a single say futaba extention lead of the same length will cost me 70p and to buy the same amount as E-bay will rush me £31.50 plus postage .
I know i dont need 50 but at that price i would never run out .
So the big question is why not buy the leads ,is there something drasicly wrong with them ? .
daz

Shipmate60 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2009, 10:11:35 pm »

Not that I know of but NoMustangMark on here sells them cheaply.
150mm £1-55
300mm £1-70
500mm £1-90
Free P+P

Bob

dan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2009, 10:14:58 pm »

i have a couple of extension leads in one of my models and never had a problem

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2009, 10:45:41 pm »

I never had a problem but always tape the plugs together or use a lead keeper.

Actually taping plugs is probably not a good idea as you won't be able to see if negative green rot set in.

Stavros · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2009, 11:14:31 pm »

Martin where do you get the lead keepers from

Stavros

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2009, 11:23:44 pm »

http://www.innovative-rc.com/product_info.php?products_id=285&osCsid=5aa119354843

http://www.ripmax.com/3index.asp?category=060

Stavros · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2009, 11:27:37 pm »

Seaspray · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2009, 09:19:23 am »

You could buy the 50 and sell them modestly among club mates or I don't know whether Martin would allow you to offer them on MBMF.
Me I buy them locally. 2 reasons support my local model shop and any problems with them is sorted promptly with the model shop. I sometimes use Howes Models on the net..

Seaspray.

Proteus · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2009, 09:37:15 am »

Watch out for cheap leads , I got some non futaba leads from a well known shop and they where rubbish, they where so loose even plugging in to itself I just used the wire for lights . I would hate to think how bad it would have been on a servo.

Proteus

barriew · « **Reply #9 on:** January 10, 2009, 10:22:03 am »

The ones that Component Shop sell are good and use rather thicker wire than most. Cheap too - 70p for 300mm and 55p for 150.

Barrie

amdaylight · « **Reply #10 on:** January 10, 2009, 02:25:10 pm »

I cut the wires and solder new wire between the servo and the end that plugs into the receiver, I cover the solder joints with heat shrink tubing and then cover the whole area where the joint is with another layer of heat shrink tubing.

Andre
over yonder in Portland Oregon

portside II · « **Reply #11 on:** January 11, 2009, 03:19:10 pm »

Quote from: Proteus on January 10, 2009, 09:37:15 am

Watch out for cheap leads , I got some non futaba leads from a well known shop and they where rubbish, they where so loose even plugging in to itself I just used the wire for lights . I would hate to think how bad it would have been on a servo.

Proteus

Thats one thing i did notice about them (futaba compatable) and i have hitec servos as well as jr and others so i will probably have to trim the ends .
Any ways i have ordered them so i will report when they arive .
daz

portside II · « **Reply #12 on:** January 11, 2009, 03:42:48 pm »

Martin , just had a look at the inovate site and notice its a US site . will probably sting for the postage . what about seeing who would want some and get a bulk order in , i would be up for four packs for myself and the goole club .
daz

DickyD · « **Reply #13 on:** January 11, 2009, 06:03:35 pm »

There is a very nice man on this forum who tells me he is going to spring into Action tomorrow and send me some reasonably priced Futaba extension leads.

Seaspray · « **Reply #14 on:** January 12, 2009, 08:36:38 am »

Richard

Nice products there but its the postage and I reckon I've saved a bob or two using the local model shop.

Seaspray

bogstandard · « **Reply #15 on:** January 12, 2009, 09:11:51 am »

I always used to use one of these on long runs, and I never had any trouble with glitches at all. At one time you could buy such units for soldering into your own leads.

http://www.stevewebb.co.uk/index.php?pid=HT57357&area=ACCS

John

Marks Model Bits · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2009, 09:17:44 am »

Hi Seaspray, I don't charge postage to the UK.

Mark.

DickyD · « **Reply #17 on:** January 12, 2009, 09:47:12 am »

Quote from: Seaspray on January 12, 2009, 08:36:38 am

Richard

Nice products there but its the postage and I reckon I've saved a bob or two using the local model shop.

Seaspray

Seaspray
I dont have a local model shop unfortunately

Seaspray · « **Reply #18 on:** January 12, 2009, 11:24:22 am »

Richard
Its starting to get this way here to.

Mark

Thats nice to know need to look at your stock. Al thou I am a small and infrequent buyer.

Seaspray

portside II · « **Reply #19 on:** January 16, 2009, 10:34:08 pm »

The servo leads arived this morning, and on first impressions they are of good quality and the cable os on parr with futaba leads .
On the water tests will begin shortly but bench tests are good .
daz

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