Starting a new robotics project and want to find the perfect servo for the job? It can be a real pain in butt sometimes. This is where ServoDatabase.com comes in. They’re compiling specifications and reviews on servos. We love seeing these databases pop up. Remember the online chip reference? You simply can not have too much reference material.
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As much as I like the idea, the database itself is pretty inaccurate when it comes to servo dimensions. I have bought 2 servos that according to this database would fit perfectly in a DLG model plane, but the height didn’t include the bearing or the horn either :/
Posted at 9:34 am on Nov 6th, 2009 by pppd
@pppd: Did you report this error to the site? This kind of information could help improve the quality of the data on the site. There’s a “report an error” link at the bottom of each page.
Posted at 9:49 am on Nov 6th, 2009 by Kendall
Oh thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you! This site is invaluable to me
Posted at 11:02 am on Nov 6th, 2009 by Hackius
nice to see this but i hope it actually becomes something larger. the current servos seem to be for small/rc type projects. I would really like to see some larger robotic style servos that can do 1000+oz/in stuff, also what would be nice is controller type. a lot of smaller servos use sin waves for output on the controller but larger ac servo’s (not all but quite a few) use square waves and require specialized controllers like rutex to actually make them work.
Posted at 12:51 pm on Nov 6th, 2009 by h_2_o
h_2_o
All servos use square waves.
Also there are a few robot servos (1000+oz in), I forgot the name but they are like $300 each.
Posted at 5:38 am on Nov 7th, 2009 by RazorConcepts
Another great resource is the servormances database but it is in French and no longer maintained
http://www.teaser.fr/~osegouin/aeromode/servos.phtml
Posted at 5:32 pm on Nov 7th, 2009 by Geeky Cupid
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Ok, that is way too handy.
Posted at 8:27 am on Nov 6th, 2009 by Dante