Well, since a couple people have asked about how to wire a hs-55 to an evo board, i thought i would do it.
difficulty: 6/10
reward:10/10
Materials
-hs-55 servo
-soldering iron(40watt)
-fine tip for the soldiering iron
-solder
-wire cutters
-wire strippers
-screw driver(xmod and micro size for the servo)
-chassis
-prior knowledge about your car/chassis(take it apart where things are located)
I am very limited on pictures here...
lets begin, by grabbing your chassis and taking out the crystal and the motor tabs.
next, unscrew the electronics board cover and take that off.
I am assuming the stock servo and gears are all ready taken out.
Grab the hs-55 and unscrew the 4 screws on the back and take off the back cover. There should 3 wires and a board.
cut out the board of the hs-55 with the wire cutters.
you should have 5 wires left in the hs-55: 3 pot(red, yellow, green) and 2 on the motor(red and black)
strip all 5 of those wires with the wire strippers. about 5 mm or so.
Looking back at you chassis:
you should have the pot and power wires unsoldered from the servo and pot but still be connected to the board.(or replaced the wires with longer ones)
the motor/power wires:
hs-55 board
red to white
black to black
the pot wires should be solder like so:
hs-55 board
yellow to orange
red to black
green to white
NOTE: in the pictures i have different colored wire(needed them longer), yellow(is white), red(is orange), black(is black)
a little video
test the servo to make sure it works. i did turn the controller to left handed user because the steering was backwards(maybe i mounted it upside down)
if it works, cover the connections with electrical tape/heat shrink, if not make sure you followed the steps.
This is a WIRING TUT, not installing, why? because every body's tastes/setups are different. If you want to do it like mine then look at the pictures:
i cut the esc cover to make if flatter for the servo. i then used double sided tape to secure it down, and made the servo horn to fit.
Thanks,
fieldfairy2