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Apparently it is likely a clone of this commercially available servo motor: https://hitecrcd.com/products/servos/digital/sport-giant/hs-1005sgt-industrial-grad

Apparently it is likely a clone of this commercially available servo motor: https://hitecrcd.com/products/servos/digital/sport-giant/hs-1005sgt-industrial-grade-giant-scale-servo/product https://hitecrcd.com/products/servos/digital/sport-giant/hs-... According to some of the YouTube comments. I am more interested in the controller for the drone but I suspect it is also likely a clone of some existing drone control tech.

consumer451 2y ago
Cloning that servo seems like it would be much more difficult than just buying them through a 3rd party, which is something that Iran and now Russia are practiced at. If they were built in Iran or Russia, they would likely need to import components in any case. Why not just import the completed product?
- tivert 2y ago
  > If they were built in Iran or Russia, they would likely need to import components in any case. Why not just import the completed product? If they're cloning it and their goal is supply chain independence, that seems like first step. IIRC, that's how a lot of countries move up the manufacturing value chain.
  - bhouston 2y ago
    Well, I suspect like most drone components the clone is manufactured in China? And it probably used a lot of the same supplier parts as the real one. That is sort of how it goes I think in China.
Rinzler89 2y ago
Firstly, cloning a industry leading servo is no easy feat if the end result is within striking distance but the price is significantly less. Secondly, internally, the clone motor appear to be superior on paper since it's using a brushless motor versus the original who's spec sheet says it's a carbon brushed motor, but that's just a speculation since until we can benchmark them side by side it's impossible to say exactly.
- vimax 2y ago
  How much does the brushed vs brushless motor matter given it is a single use drone?
  - Rinzler89 2y ago
    Who said that servo was cloned only for use in drones?

consumer451 2y ago

Cloning that servo seems like it would be much more difficult than just buying them through a 3rd party, which is something that Iran and now Russia are practiced at. If they were built in Iran or Russia, they would likely need to import components in any case. Why not just import the completed product?

tivert 2y ago
> If they were built in Iran or Russia, they would likely need to import components in any case. Why not just import the completed product? If they're cloning it and their goal is supply chain independence, that seems like first step. IIRC, that's how a lot of countries move up the manufacturing value chain.
- bhouston 2y ago
  Well, I suspect like most drone components the clone is manufactured in China? And it probably used a lot of the same supplier parts as the real one. That is sort of how it goes I think in China.

Rinzler89 2y ago

Firstly, cloning a industry leading servo is no easy feat if the end result is within striking distance but the price is significantly less. Secondly, internally, the clone motor appear to be superior on paper since it's using a brushless motor versus the original who's spec sheet says it's a carbon brushed motor, but that's just a speculation since until we can benchmark them side by side it's impossible to say exactly.

vimax 2y ago
How much does the brushed vs brushless motor matter given it is a single use drone?
- Rinzler89 2y ago
  Who said that servo was cloned only for use in drones?