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From Michael James' Radio Controlled Vehicles Glossary, for About.com

Servo in an RC truck

One type of servo in an RC truck

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Definition: A small mechanism inside the RC vehicle, the servo is a device with a motor, gears, and circuits that controls things like steering and speed.

Number of Servos: A typical RC car has a steering servo to make the wheels turn and a speed control or throttle servo to make it go faster or slower. Other types of servos may be present to control other functions. The servos plug into the receiver on a hobby-grade RC. In RC toys, the servo connections are soldered to the circuit board inside the RC.

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