# Reccomendations for waterproof servos?

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/reccomendations-for-waterproof-servos/11645>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [March 1, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/reccomendations-for-waterproof-servos/11645 "2022-03-01T13:53:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![DanielT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@DanielT](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/DanielT)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/reccomendations-for-waterproof-servos/11645/1 "2022-03-01T13:53:22Z")

</div>

I want to create my own arm for an ROV. However, I do not know which servos to use. I have used regular servos and then “waterproofed” them but that didn’t work for all of the servos. It also created a big mess. Currently, I am looking at servos from a company called _Savox_ ([Waterproof Servos – Savox USA](https://www.savoxusa.com/collections/waterproof-servos)). Has anyone used them before, or any other recommendations?

After looking into the company, it looks like their servos are rated for a max depth of 1m, which does not help.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![DeepWaterExploration](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/deepwaterexploration/32/7386_2.png) [@DeepWaterExploration](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/DeepWaterExploration)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/reccomendations-for-waterproof-servos/11645/2 "2022-03-01T18:10:05Z")

</div>

I used those servos in the past and they are not waterproof at all for full submersion. More water resistant. Seems like the only one available are from Blue Trail Engineering but its much more expensive.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![EliotBR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/eliotbr/32/6937_2.png) [@EliotBR](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/EliotBR)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/reccomendations-for-waterproof-servos/11645/3 "2022-03-01T23:29:45Z")

</div>

Hi @DanielT,

> [@DanielT](#):
>
> any other recommendations?

From a forum search for [“waterproof servo”](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/search?q=waterproof%20servo), these posts seem the most relevant:

- [Wiper for camera housing](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/wiper-for-camera-housing/6889)
- [Depth-rated Servo](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/depth-rated-servo/4263)
- [Underwater motors rated to 100m - #4 by SDI](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/underwater-motors-rated-to-100m/8516/4)

In addition, for future consideration,

> [@Tether, Gripper Jaws, Camera - Product Improvement Poll](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/tether-gripper-jaws-camera-product-improvement-poll/11385/10):
>
> A waterproof servo is on our to-do list/is something we’re thinking about, but it’s behind a few other things so I don’t have any info in the way of timelines.