Controlling 180 Degree Servo Help Required

[Rogersee]

Hi Everybody

I want to control a servo to rotate 180 degrees, I've bought a Tower Pro MG995 & check it does turn 180 (by just connecting with power leads). I want to control the rotation using my Spektrum DX6i via a Spektrum AR610c receiver but using this I can only get a standard turn of 60 degrees. My knowledge of electronic is almost zero so any advise would be most welcome. My thought is to put in a "speed controller " to amplify the signal to the servo & there by increase the amount of turn, would this work ?
Thanks for your time

 

[PhilP]

Servo position is controlled by the pulse width of the control signal..
I am not sure what you mean by a 'speed controller' in this sense?

 

[Greg Elmassian]

I think there are gadgets that you can plug in line that "extend" the travel, search for "180 degree servo stretcher".

Greg

 

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[PhilP]

Thanks or that... Very useful..
Squirreled (sp?) away for future forgetting where I put it!

 

[Deleted member 1986]

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