hercules

I saw those videos as well, but am a little confused. Is the stock configuration a piece of transparent material with shading, or what? And is he changing the transparency, the shape, or both?

I have a Consew 206 RB1. I have also read where some will set the speed at a certain range then just floor it. I guess that would be an okay way of avoiding runaways. When I release the pedal on the clutch motor it stops. Does the same thing happen on the servo, or does it "coast" down?

Okay, I think maybe from what I'm hearing I will try the servo first. Maybe that will do it. Then I guess I could always add a reducer later. I can control pretty well with the clutch, but I do a lot of hand-wheeling in the turns and corners. It would be nice to just run it all the way. Oh and by the way, with the servo, since the pedal acts like a rheostat why can't you just set it for its maximum rpm and just pedal in what speed you want? In other words, why limit the speed at all - just use the pedal like the gas pedal in your car, right off idle or all the way up.

Thanks for the replies. It's sounding to me like if the goal is slow, fine control then you really need BOTH a servo and a reducer. Otherwise, one or the other would be disappointing. Would the reducer alone simply be too slow to run up to speed when desired? Is that why the combination works better?

I have read a lot of the posts regarding speed reducers and servo motors. I still don't have a full grip on the subject. First question is - what is the downside to running just a speed reducer with the clutch motor? Second question is - what is the downside to running just a servo motor without a reducer? Third question is - what is the deal with servo motors and braking / non-braking? Last question is - if running at crawling speed all the time, will the machine oiling system still work okay? Thanks a lot.