Beetleweight Drive Kit

(7 customer reviews)

From £90.00

October ’24: We have stock of both 0.5″ & 0.75″ thick  2.00″ & 2.25″ wheels – by default you will be shipped 0.5″ thick wheels unless you specify in the order notes.
Everything electronically and mechanically you need to get a beetle driving – BBB motors, mounts & speed controllers, Repeat hubs & FingerTech wheels and our full beetle safety kit. Optional BEC, receiver, transmitter and wiring loom. Just add a lipo battery – we recommend a 3S 500-800mAh Lipo.

We recommend you build a chassis from 8-10mm HDPE for the walls and 4-5mm HDPE for lid/base, we have a full beetle build guide here. Any issues or questions during the build, you can email us at bristolbotbuilders@gmail.com or message us on facebook, we’ll be happy to help. Example Robot, Wiring Diagram  & Battle Hardening info below! CAD Files.

Select Wheel Size:
Add a BEC:
You will need a BEC (Battery Eliminator Circuit) to lower the voltage of your lipo (12V or 16V) down to a safe value for your receiver (5V) and possibly a weapon servo.
Add a Receiver:
The Flysky receiver is intended for the Flysky FS-i6 and other AFHDS 2A transmitters, please check your transmitter supports this before purchasing.
Add a Transmitter:
Safety Kit:
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Select Light:
Add a Wire Loom:
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Diagram using the components in this kit:

Components in this example: 3S or 4S Lipo, Beetle Safety Kit, Breakout cable, BBB ESCs, BBB 22mm Motors, BEC and Flysky Reciever.
Image made by Team DSC.

Battle Hardening:

Remove each of the four screws in the gearbox, clean the grease off and reinsert with a small amount of red (high strength) threadlocker. Allow 24hrs to cure. Alternatively some builders like to use adhesive heatshrink over the gearbox and motor.

We also recommend using blue (medium strength) threadlocker on mounting screws when mounting your motors to your chassis. Each time you removed the screws this will need to be cleaned off and reapplied.

7 reviews for Beetleweight Drive Kit

  1. Joshua (verified owner) –

    Fantastic bit of kit. Just finishing my first build and the BBB team have be fantastic at not just supplying parts but helping with any questions I’ve had. Thanks guys!

  2. Redfield –

    Gonna buy another!

  3. Jeremy Hall (verified owner) –

    Dependable.
    You won’t find a setup cheaper with this level of reliability.
    It’s the first thing I think of when I want to make a drive.

  4. Stuart (verified owner) –

    What a great kit. I found is really helpful in finalising my 1st design as it was all there for you to move around and work out your placement and dimensions. I would definitely recommend adding the break out cable as it makes things so much easier.

  5. Jack (verified owner) –

    Awesome kit for building a beetle. Enough to get a good start on the electronics without pigeonholing you into a set build/design.

    Can’t recommend enough!

  6. Jimmi Cottam (verified owner) –

    Super convenient and super affordable. Definitely grab a set or two as they’re handy to have, especially when you need spares. Quick delivery too!

  7. Sam (verified owner) –

    Great kit, simple enough to be able to get my head around for a first build!

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