Question about MG996R servo metal horn

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Hello ,

I would like to know if these metal horns will fit in the MG996R servos before i make an order

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121636194345

I actually need them to complete a 6 DOF robot arm which uses 6 MG996R servos , so do you think these are suitable horns to use ?

Thanks so much

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Yep, these should work with your MG996R servos. I bought the same horns, used them to built a hexapod with 18 MG996R servos.

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Hows the dead band on your mg996r servo's? I'm having to replace components on mine because the servos don't turn until i tell them to go greater then 13-14 degree's from their starting point.

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Dead band on mine is much less then 10 degrees. I think there are several manufacturers that make these, and there is a big difference in quality. I have seen some with bushings inside, mine have ball bearings.
The servos on my hexapod are under a lot of load, they get hot pretty fast. The center starts to "move around" as they get hot.
My hexapod: Arduino hexapod: Bajdupod 996R - YouTube

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Bajdi:
Dead band on mine is much less then 10 degrees. I think there are several manufacturers that make these, and there is a big difference in quality. I have seen some with bushings inside, mine have ball bearings.
The servos on my hexapod are under a lot of load, they get hot pretty fast. The center starts to "move around" as they get hot.
My hexapod: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxTtmfolWAU

Ah that makes sense and nice hexapod! Double ultrasonic sensors for better collision detection because of the height of the bot I assume?

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Bajdi:
Yep, these should work with your MG996R servos. I bought the same horns, used them to built a hexapod with 18 MG996R servos.

did the horns you bought have same dimensions as these in the link ? I was assuming that 25T horn should fit to MG995 and 996R as well , is this true ? I have ordered 10 horns for my 6 DOF arm anyway , hope they will work fine with me . Thanks for your help .