Whats best place to buy servos from in uk?

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Whats best place to buy servos from in uk? Naveed 09-14-2005
Posted by Naveed on September 14, 2005, 3:24 am
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Anyone know where the best place to buy a servo from is within the uk? I
have never used one before and would like to experiment with one. I just
want a standard servo to play around with and if anyone can recommend a
specific model, it would be greatly appreciated

Many thanks

Naveed



Posted by Sergio Masci on September 14, 2005, 7:46 am
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On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Naveed wrote:

> Anyone know where the best place to buy a servo from is within the uk? I
> have never used one before and would like to experiment with one. I just
> want a standard servo to play around with and if anyone can recommend a
> specific model, it would be greatly appreciated
>
> Many thanks
>
> Naveed


I looked hard and eventually found a really good place in Cardiff called
Antics. They were one of the cheapest places I found and if you are
ordering more than a few (10 plus - and you talk to them nicely) you can
get a small discount which should at least cover your shipping costs.

Regards
Sergio Masci

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Posted by Tim Auton on September 14, 2005, 12:03 pm
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>Anyone know where the best place to buy a servo from is within the uk? I
>have never used one before and would like to experiment with one. I just
>want a standard servo to play around with and if anyone can recommend a
>specific model, it would be greatly appreciated

If you just want one or two for now, your local hobby shop might well
work out the cheapest - even if they are a bit more expensive there's
no postage. I like HiTec servos though there are many other decent
ones. The HS311 is their regular standard-sized servo. If you want a
ball-bearing on the output shaft - good for dealing with the
side-loads incurred by mounting wheels direct to the servo - the
HS325HB or HS325BB (slightly newer) would do the job. The Futaba
equivalents would be the S3003 (no BB) and S3004 (with BB).

For maximum convenience, Active Robots sell servos, including some
pre-modified for continuous rotation, and handy mounting brackets:

http://active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/servo-motors.shtml


Tim
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