K1 Servo saver
 

After running at Telford the other week it struck me that the K1 has no built in servo saver (stripped the B2 gear).

I am running a JR DS845 servo which at the time cost me loads and was and still is a fast strong top quality servo. However their is a sacrificial B2 gear inside which I stripped. I have run this servo in my 1/10th touring car, B4, SC10 and NEVER had an issue until I run it in the K1 where it stripped the B2 gear. This was when I realised the K1 does not have a built in servo saver.

Can anyone recommend an good servo saver which will it?

Sx3 and cougars don't either and others lock em up, is b4, , never had an issue, I'd buy a good servo run savox in mine and no problems. Guess they put a sacrificial gear in there for a reason... A clue in its name perhaps?

Did you use the stock servo horn or an alloy one ?

The stock plastic horn should strip before the servo gear, acting as a fuse.
At least mine does.

The JR DS845 was a top of the range servo, with metal gears, ball raced, and super fast 0.06.

I was using the kit plastic horn when it went. I am going to have to fit a servo saver of some sort.

hey AdrianJones

I hope this can help, i use the tamiya Servo saver.
51000 hi torque servo saver black
54121 akuminium horn for hi torque servo saver.

Have done my 1st race this week and my K1 was running good..
I have a pic. for u, hope it can help u..

kent, Denmark

I will put one on order when I get home from work, thanks

When I ran a 511 the general advice I found was that the 511 servo saver wasn't great. Over time it would become sloppy and not centre correctly. I ran a Kimbrough instead.

The Tamiya saver is good, but tends to wear fast so you then get play in the steering and it not returning to straight ahead.