Thanks! The first time I reviewed a RC servo some RC model guy immediately commented I should take it apart to see if it really contains metal gears (made an addendum with a teardown to that video). So now I made the teardown part of the review ;-)
Can you tell me how to examine minimal angle and its pulse width, and also the maximal one? I order it because i tought it is 180 degress servo, but it is not as you showed :(
@@robertssmorgasbord which is real 1200MA or 2500MA? ... www.towerpro.com.tw/product/mg995/ this internet address says: operating current without load 170MA Consumption of stall current 1200MA www.makercreativo.com/store/producto/servo-mg995-10kg-cm/ but this other internet address says: Current Consumption: 500-900mA (6V) Maximum Current: 2.5A ("2500MA"). . which is real 1200MA or 2500MA?
so I'm on my 3rd mg servo 2 mg996r's went bad after a month of use as a steering servo in a 1/10 RC a friend gave me a new mg995 so fingers crossed this one lasts longer than a month
Well, I wish you good luck with your MG995. If something goes wrong with that thing, it will probably the tiny potentiometer inside that the electronics use to determine the current position of the servo.
Have a look at ua-cam.com/video/e0PBZdv0hJE/v-deo.html , there you can see in a close up how the rubber bumpers and brass inserts fit into the mounting holes of the servo.
Can you share your program sir? I've been using normal servo program, and another tutorial but my servo MG995 doesn't want to move. Only glitches rotation about 1-5°
@@kittyawn5317 You're welcome! Please note that the first MG995 I got also had its problems :-( Just sometimes it's really not your code that's at fault, but some defective hardware ;-)
Yeah... My Arduino often occured a delayed reading code, because the PWM signal i think... It's happen only if I connect some big output like Driver Motor with 12V, Servo 10kg
@robert können Sie mir evt. weiterhelfen? Ich arbeite mit einem Micro servo eingesetzt in einem Pen Plotter. Ich habe das Problem das der Micro servo nicht mehr Funktioniert und ich diesen nun wechseln muss, allerdings passt das Kabel an meinem Baugleichen Tower Pro MG90s nicht zu meinem neu gekauften. Gibt es einen Weg die alten kabel an den neuen servo anzuschließen? Ich habe leider keinerlei Erfahrungen ….
Wenn beides digitale Servos (PWM) sind und mit der selben Spannung arbeiten sollte das grundsätzlich kein Problem sein. Ohne Messgerät(e) rauszufinden welche der drei Adern am alten Servo was ist (+, -, PWM) wird schon schwieriger ...
thank you you are the best thank you. I read many pdf MG995 Datasheet from tower pro manufacturer .but it does not say how many milliamps it uses with load .and without load. the MG995. Please could you send me the link where the manufacturer says that ???? but the manufacturer does not say how many MA. I read and read many pdf of the manufacturer, and it does not say the milliamps of the MG995 TOWER PRO servo motor. Please could you send me the manufacturer's link where it says how many milliamps MA it consumes with load and without load.
It says right on the manufacturer's page you linked "Current draw at idle 10MA", "No load operating current draw 170MA" and "Stall current draw 1200MA" (right side under "Specification:"). So the current when operating will be somewhere between 170mA (no load) and 1200mA (stalled), depending on the load. What milliamps exactly are you searching for? And could you please stop posting your comment trice?
@@robertssmorgasbord . www.towerpro.com.tw/product/mg995/ . Surely this page was created by REAL TOWER PRO MANUFACTURER ?. . IS IT REALLY SO? . .I wonder: it will not be a sales page of the many that are on the internet, to which they only put the name: tower pro to the page, but the page is not created by the CREATOR OF SERVO MG995 TOWER PRO. I've seen many pages, and I don't know who to believe. thank you you are the BEST .THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
Indeed, they are relatively loud and run not very smooth (precise) compared to the ones with plastic gears. But I really needed something that could take some punishment torque-wise (I'm not using it in a RC model but in a programmable laboratory shaker).
Nice review ! The tear down at the end was especially interesting.
Thanks! The first time I reviewed a RC servo some RC model guy immediately commented I should take it apart to see if it really contains metal gears (made an addendum with a teardown to that video). So now I made the teardown part of the review ;-)
Thanks for all the hardwork and information my friend👍👍👍
You're welcome! I'm always happy if somebody finds my videos useful :-)
Interesting as usual. Thank you Robert.
As always, you're welcome René-Jean! But I really hope to upload some real interesting videos soon. You know, some tutorial and project stuff.
Awesome review on this servo!
Thanks for the praise and you're welcome!
Nice and comprehensive...cheers.
Yeah, I finally have the servo I wanted and now I can start (after being sidetracked for far too long) with my next project :-)
Can you tell me how to examine minimal angle and its pulse width, and also the maximal one? I order it because i tought it is 180 degress servo, but it is not as you showed :(
I'm showing that at 04:26 . I just increased/decreased the pulse width until I reached the minimum/maximum angle.
@@robertssmorgasbord which is real
1200MA or 2500MA?
...
www.towerpro.com.tw/product/mg995/
this internet address says: operating current without load 170MA Consumption of
stall current 1200MA
www.makercreativo.com/store/producto/servo-mg995-10kg-cm/
but this other internet address says: Current Consumption: 500-900mA (6V)
Maximum Current: 2.5A ("2500MA").
.
which is real
1200MA or 2500MA?
@@vanhelsing4880 I answered that already - see my other reply ;-)
so I'm on my 3rd mg servo 2 mg996r's went bad after a month of use as a steering servo in a 1/10 RC
a friend gave me a new mg995 so fingers crossed this one lasts longer than a month
Well, I wish you good luck with your MG995. If something goes wrong with that thing, it will probably the tiny potentiometer inside that the electronics use to determine the current position of the servo.
@@robertssmorgasbord well the 995 is faster more accurate and stronger so I think the 996's I had were clones maybe or from a bad batch
@@moorhen6156 Well, the Chinese cloning the Taiwanese - not unheard of 😅 And yes 996 should be slightly faster than the 995, at least at 4.8V.
@@robertssmorgasbord I bought one of the 995s and it was 360 degrees can I convert it
@@Thatonecarguy-fq7mz Nope, the 360° ones are missing the potentiometer and have totally different electronics. Sorry!
How do you use the brass inserts and rubber bumpers?
Have a look at ua-cam.com/video/e0PBZdv0hJE/v-deo.html , there you can see in a close up how the rubber bumpers and brass inserts fit into the mounting holes of the servo.
Can you share your program sir? I've been using normal servo program, and another tutorial but my servo MG995 doesn't want to move. Only glitches rotation about 1-5°
Gimme some time. I'll search for the code and upload it to my Google drive.
I've added a link to my code in the video description ("My Code", at the very bottom).
@@robertssmorgasbord thx a lot sir... I'll try it and then report it to you for the result
@@kittyawn5317 You're welcome! Please note that the first MG995 I got also had its problems :-( Just sometimes it's really not your code that's at fault, but some defective hardware ;-)
Yeah... My Arduino often occured a delayed reading code, because the PWM signal i think... It's happen only if I connect some big output like Driver Motor with 12V, Servo 10kg
Hello Robert, In your opinion, which not too expensive servomotor reference can really do a 180°. Thank you in advance and good day
Hi Leon, I'm sorry but the MG995 is really the only 180° servo I ever used/tested. So unfortunately I'm not qualified to answer your question.
@@robertssmorgasbord Thank's Bob!
@@leonmartinville7628 You're welcome!
@robert können Sie mir evt. weiterhelfen? Ich arbeite mit einem Micro servo eingesetzt in einem Pen Plotter.
Ich habe das Problem das der Micro servo nicht mehr Funktioniert und ich diesen nun wechseln muss, allerdings passt das Kabel an meinem Baugleichen Tower Pro MG90s nicht zu meinem neu gekauften. Gibt es einen Weg die alten kabel an den neuen servo anzuschließen? Ich habe leider keinerlei Erfahrungen ….
Wenn beides digitale Servos (PWM) sind und mit der selben Spannung arbeiten sollte das grundsätzlich kein Problem sein. Ohne Messgerät(e) rauszufinden welche der drei Adern am alten Servo was ist (+, -, PWM) wird schon schwieriger ...
Akun Ku's comment has been removed, because it contained just a link to an adult website and some Chinese garble.
Generic. Those b always first on all the videos.
@@plainedgedsaw1694 Yeah, those spam comments are a real pain in the behind.
thank you you are the best thank you. I read many pdf MG995 Datasheet from tower pro manufacturer .but it does not say how many milliamps it uses with load .and without load. the MG995.
Please could you send me the link where the manufacturer says that ????
but the manufacturer does not say how many MA.
I read and read many pdf of the manufacturer, and it does not say the milliamps of the MG995 TOWER PRO servo motor.
Please could you send me the manufacturer's link where it says how many milliamps MA it consumes with load and without load.
It says right on the manufacturer's page you linked "Current draw at idle 10MA", "No load operating current draw 170MA" and "Stall current draw 1200MA" (right side under "Specification:").
So the current when operating will be somewhere between 170mA (no load) and 1200mA (stalled), depending on the load.
What milliamps exactly are you searching for?
And could you please stop posting your comment trice?
@@robertssmorgasbord
.
www.towerpro.com.tw/product/mg995/
.
Surely this page was created by REAL TOWER PRO MANUFACTURER ?.
.
IS IT REALLY SO?
.
.I wonder: it will not be a sales page of the many that are on the internet, to which they only put the name: tower pro to the page, but the page is not created by the CREATOR OF SERVO MG995 TOWER PRO.
I've seen many pages, and I don't know who to believe.
thank you you are the BEST .THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
@@vanhelsing4880 Well, to the best of my knowledge www.towerpro.com.tw is the manufacturer's website.
These crappy servos are about 5 euros here metal gears n are not precise
Indeed, they are relatively loud and run not very smooth (precise) compared to the ones with plastic gears. But I really needed something that could take some punishment torque-wise (I'm not using it in a RC model but in a programmable laboratory shaker).