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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: vipulan12 on May 28, 2013, 05:21:06 PM

Title: possible Servo damage ?
Post by: vipulan12 on May 28, 2013, 05:21:06 PM

will turning  the servo (manually) damage it?

Title: Re: possible Servo damage ?
Post by: waltr on May 28, 2013, 05:33:47 PM

If done gently, no. If you try turning the servo arm quickly then you could damage the gears.

Title: Re: possible Servo damage ?
Post by: idee17 on May 29, 2013, 08:07:04 AM

It also depends on the quality of the gear (metal, plastic, etc) and the gearing ratios in the servo.