Beetle weight drive

I didnt know where to ask this so im asking it here:

What speed controlers are people useing for beetleweight robots (I know there isnt many at the moment)? I was thinking about a duel, 5 amp sort of thing...

Also What drive motors are people useing, with what reduction and what size wheels? Im thinking geared motors, like the ones on technobots...


Thanks, and I know a cople of people are asking these type of questions, so it might help them aswell.

i use a sabertooth in mine and it seems fine, btw asking in the beetlewweight thread may give more awnseres

I literally just posted a response similar to this in the Kilobots thread in the General Chatter section but will copy and paste here:

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15:1 mfa como motors :)

http://www.technobotsonline.com/re-280- ... -15-1.html

They're handy in the sense that the Banebots wheels have a hex hub adapter that fits straight on to the 4mm output shaft and is secured against the flat of the output shaft with a little grub screw.

http://www.technobotsonline.com/banebot ... re-40.html
(click on the Banebot Wheel Fixing Details tab for a description with pictures)

Got some 47mm and 60mm Banebots wheels to play about with and see what size is better.

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I'm currently planning on using a Scorpion XL in my beetleweight as it will be sitting spare until I get my new feather built, but something such as the Sabretooth 5A or Scorpion minis would probably suffice.

hehe I just saw the awnsers to my motor questions in the other thread.... :oops:

i'm currently using servo boards as i'm using big ass servos for drive :)

Same :D