I decided to buy a bunch of extra servos so I could build a fully loaded SIX (or as my 4 year old grand-daughter says "a pretty spider robot"). My local hobby store sells three brands of servos Futaba, HiTec and some unknown generic knock off of the Futaba. I went with a mix of the Futaba and HiTec, got them home and found that the EZ-Bits do not fit without going under the knife for modification because the screws are too short.
For me this was no problem because I am printing my own parts, out comes AutoCad and a couple of modifications and time printing and I am back in business. I shortened the base plate and I also increased the diameter of the screw posts to provide better support as well through the mounting bracket itself. The shaft distance and EZ-Bit mount are the same as the original parts.
I didn't really like the need to cut off the mounting tabs on the servos with the kit because part P24 A-01 cannot rotate with them in place. This renders servos useless for other projects that might require mounting via the brackets. So I have also modified this part so that it will rotate fully without the need to remove the side mounts and gives just a little more clearance for the wires as well. This extension is only 3.5mm, so it only adds just enough to create clearance. I have tried to match the existing chamfers and fillets as close as possible, not 100% pretty but they work.
I have uploaded them here for all to use if you want.
futabaservobracket.stl
P24A-01x.stl
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@richard r are those TowerPro MG946R's your talking about.. seems like a pretty nice price.. but they seem to all be coming from oversea's on ebay.
www.ebay.com/itm/4x-MG946R-Metal-Gear-RC-Tower-Pro-Servo-For-RC-Boat-Car-Upgraded-MG945-/261701646216?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3ceea23788
@Morbeious... That's right, from China... Took 3.5 weeks when I ordered them...
Where do you think ez robot servos come from?
HobbyPartz.com carries them but they seem to be out of stock right now.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/servo-mg946r.html
They say the knocks off are from China, did you get the TowerPro's or the TowardPro's @richard r? are they the same size as the EZ-robot servo's?
Mine work fine... bought lots of them over the years... You need to pick a good ebay seller... The knock offs you're talking about was associated with the mg995s of a few years back... there were copies of copies floating around that were absolute garbage... Things have changed since then... As I said, the key is to buy from an eBay seller with a very high feedback rating....
I think it's safe to say they all come from China at some point.
This one might work also. It seems to have similar specs:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=63472
@richard r I agree.. its a chance, and things change, and some ebay sellers are better that others.. lol.. I see a few on Amazon for a good prices I can get 10 of them for $60 which includes shipping and should receive them in 7 days.. theirs also a few on Amazon Prime for $9 each.. so all is good..
Question though? are they the same size as Ez-Robots, Hitec,or Futuba and what size horns do they use?