Tower Pro MG995 RC Servo: Full Size, 180°, Metal Gear and Cheap - Review & Test

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I already reviewed the “wrong” servo, now I test the “right” one …
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I wanted the cheapest, full size, metal gear, 180° (!) RC servo you can get. I didn’t know back then that there are any other types of servos. And so I bought and reviewed a while ago the Tower Pro MG946R 360° (!) servo (link below).
But you learn from your mistakes (sometimes). So this time I got myself a Tower Pro MG995 180° (!) servo. Unfortunately it was a dud and I had to buy a second one that actually worked. It’s not a precision servo, but metal gear and powerful.
00:00 Intro - already tested the MG946R, now it’s the MG995’s turn
01:04 Accessories - that come with it
01:30 Dimensions - including weight
02:09 Replacement - the one I bought was a dud, so I got another
04:26 PWM timings - it only rotates 169°, not 180°
06:27 Speed, idle / no load current - at 4.8V and 6V
11:36 Stall torque - at 4.8V and 6V
15:26 Teardown - it does have metal gears inside
18:30 eBay listing - for the second one I bought
19:03 Wrap-up - summary and bye
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@mumbaiverve2307 3 года назад

Nice review ! The tear down at the end was especially interesting.

@robertssmorgasbord 3 года назад

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 ;-)

@rcaddictgarage 3 года назад

Thanks for all the hardwork and information my friend👍👍👍

@robertssmorgasbord 3 года назад

You're welcome! I'm always happy if somebody finds my videos useful :-)

@rene-jeanmercier3104 3 года назад

Interesting as usual. Thank you Robert.

@robertssmorgasbord 3 года назад

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.

@rolandberendonck3900 3 года назад

Awesome review on this servo!

@robertssmorgasbord 3 года назад

Thanks for the praise and you're welcome!

@andymouse 3 года назад

Nice and comprehensive...cheers.

@robertssmorgasbord 3 года назад

Yeah, I finally have the servo I wanted and now I can start (after being sidetracked for far too long) with my next project :-)

@polycrystallinecandy 2 года назад

How do you use the brass inserts and rubber bumpers?

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

Have a look at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e0PBZdv0hJE.html , there you can see in a close up how the rubber bumpers and brass inserts fit into the mounting holes of the servo.

@TheQaczek 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

I'm showing that at 04:26 . I just increased/decreased the pulse width until I reached the minimum/maximum angle.

@vanhelsing4880 2 года назад

@@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?

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

@@vanhelsing4880 I answered that already - see my other reply ;-)

@edwinisaak2467 Год назад

@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 ….

@robertssmorgasbord Год назад

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 ...

@kittyawn5317 2 года назад

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°

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

Gimme some time. I'll search for the code and upload it to my Google drive.

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

I've added a link to my code in the video description ("My Code", at the very bottom).

@kittyawn5317 2 года назад

@@robertssmorgasbord thx a lot sir... I'll try it and then report it to you for the result

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

@@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 ;-)

@kittyawn5317 2 года назад

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

@leonmartinville7628 2 года назад

Hello Robert, In your opinion, which not too expensive servomotor reference can really do a 180°. Thank you in advance and good day

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

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.

@leonmartinville7628 2 года назад

@@robertssmorgasbord Thank's Bob!

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

@@leonmartinville7628 You're welcome!

@moorhen6156 2 года назад

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

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

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.

@moorhen6156 2 года назад

@@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

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

@@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.

@Thatonecarguy-fq7mz 8 месяцев назад

@@robertssmorgasbord I bought one of the 995s and it was 360 degrees can I convert it

@robertssmorgasbord 8 месяцев назад

@@Thatonecarguy-fq7mz Nope, the 360° ones are missing the potentiometer and have totally different electronics. Sorry!

@vanhelsing4880 2 года назад

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.

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

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?

@vanhelsing4880 2 года назад

@@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

@robertssmorgasbord 2 года назад

@@vanhelsing4880 Well, to the best of my knowledge www.towerpro.com.tw is the manufacturer's website.

@robertssmorgasbord 3 года назад

Akun Ku's comment has been removed, because it contained just a link to an adult website and some Chinese garble.

@plainedgedsaw1694 3 года назад

Generic. Those b always first on all the videos.

@robertssmorgasbord 3 года назад

@@plainedgedsaw1694 Yeah, those spam comments are a real pain in the behind.

@savneetsinghrairai6823 Год назад

These crappy servos are about 5 euros here metal gears n are not precise

@robertssmorgasbord Год назад

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).