Beetleweight Drive Kit
From £63.00
Everything electronically and mechanically you need to get a beetle driving – BBB motors, mounts & speed controllers, FingerTech hubs & wheels and the full beetle safety kit. Optional BEC and receiver.
Just add a lipo and transmitter! We recommend a 3S 700mAh Lipo and a FlySky i6 Transmitter.
We recommend you build a chassis from 10mm HDPE for the walls and 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.
Beetle Wiring Diagram using the components included in this kit below.
Select Wheel Hubs:
We're stocking Snap Hubs while Twist Hubs can't be manufactured.
Requires 2mm hex key & circlip pliers.
Add a Twist Hubs Key:
To smoothly twist on the twist hubs! We made this out of laser cut nylon. Needle nose pliers are another (more scrapey) option.
Select Wheel Size:
Add a BEC:
You will need a BEC (Battery Eliminator Circuit) to lower the voltage of your lipo (12V) down to a safe value for your receiver (5V)
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.
Safety Kit:
1 × 30A(BW)/60A(FW) Fuse Wire
£0.00
3 in stock
Beetle Wiring Diagram using the components in this kit:
Image made by Team DSC.
Sam (verified owner) –
Great kit, simple enough to be able to get my head around for a first build!