Orion R10 Speedo - Savox 1258 Glitching Issue

[Jordy]

I have recently bought an Orion R10 Pro and teamed it up with a Spektrum SR300 & Savox 1258 servo.

I'm having major issues with the servo glitching. I've tried a 2nd brand Savox 1258 and it was even worse than the 1st one.

I've tried an old Savox 1251 Low profile servo and that works 100%

Has anyone had problems with the 1258 Savox Servo and Orion R10 Pro?

[mattybucks]

The 1258 draws a lot of power, if you put the car on a stand and move the steering left and right you may be able to see the pt light flicker. The only solutions I know of is to either fit a power cap to the receiver or run an external BEC.

[tomtom]

It's not a speedo issue but a receiver issue, typically related to the Spektrum with high current draw brushless servos.

Put a cap on the receiver and you will solve the glitching issue.

[Jordy]

Thanks Guys.

Spektrum power cap ordered. Hopefully that should fix the problem.

[tc3nitro]

I have had exactly the same issue with a R10 Pro. I tried verious servos and receivers but had no luck curing the problem.

It was fine when the battery was fully charged for a couple of laps then as soon as the voltage dropped a little it just kept freezing the servo.

I'd be interested to hear if the Receiver cap sorts this problem, but i would also be worried that as the voltage drops you may see this gremlin re-appear.

[f888fhw]

I had the same issues with a 1258, power cap sorted it.

[tc3nitro]

Originally Posted by tomtom

It's not a speedo issue but a receiver issue, typically related to the Spektrum with high current draw brushless servos.

Put a cap on the receiver and you will solve the glitching issue.

I would not agree, I had exactly the same issue with this speedo and the ONLY item i changed was the speedo and everything works perfectly now.

I tried the speedo with various servos and even different receivers but as soon as the voltage dropped in the battery the glitching happened.

I now run a Nosram V2 with exactly the same stuff and have never had this issue re-appear.

Mark

[The Chef]

Power cap will sort it. I can do them at £5.50 posted custom length.

[almunro]

Had the same issue with my 1258 and a cap fixed it, even on the low 3a bec output of my turnigy esc.