Take the worry out of worrying about your loved one. Yes you can with the "LOC8TOR-PLUS". Tack one of these babies on your loved one and you can send your...
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bkelley9401
Apr 2, 2012 1:23 am
I have had good luck with these batteries. They won't give you the constant 3-4 hour mows, but do good at 1.5 hr mows and last more than 2 years Mine have...
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Paul Griswold
supremewalrus
Apr 2, 2012 12:40 pm
Hi guys, I'm having charging issues and I'm starting to think it might actually be a problem with the wiring in my barn or something is odd with my batteries &...
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Tim Wolff
tiberius6992000
Apr 2, 2012 1:22 pm
What exactly is the error message that is displayed? Do the mowers charge the batteries anyway? I run 3 mowers with 2 charging bricks and a few seconds after I...
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ronald heinz
ron200068005
Apr 2, 2012 2:07 pm
i'm having charging problems with my rl500 this year for the first time also. it will nt even run . i wish i could by pass that internal charger completely and...
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Paul Griswold
supremewalrus
Apr 2, 2012 2:22 pm
I believe it does say "Check Power". It's 3 beeps in a row. It just seems weird that 2 mowers and 3 power bricks all do the same thing. Thanks! Paul ... ...
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Tim Wolff
tiberius6992000
Apr 2, 2012 2:24 pm
Mine more or less randomly do the same. Once, a few seconds after being connected. Then they shut up and charge the battery. Tim Wolff ... [Non-text portions...
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bkelley9401
Apr 2, 2012 4:08 pm
Check the 1ap fuse on the mower. Make sure the yellow wires from the manual controller and charger board are plugged in and not broken. The female plug on the...
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David Siudzinski
mower1877
Apr 2, 2012 4:31 pm
I dropped my slow charger, about 2 feet onto a padded floor. About 3 weeks later I started getting the same kind of charging error messages. I would...
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bkelley9401
Apr 2, 2012 5:10 pm
Also check the output of your power brick it should be 32volts. If no power they do have a internal hardwired fuse that ma be blown....
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robopn
Apr 2, 2012 11:22 pm
Anyone have any comments on using LiFePO4 batteries in Robomowers and any comments on current sources for best deals for same....
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Frans
vandervoordef
Apr 3, 2012 11:52 am
If you do a "lifepo" search of this forum there are 113 results.......
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tinoran73
Apr 3, 2012 3:54 pm
hi everyone, i was wondering would anybody know where i could get a 470uf 35v capacitor for the main board of my RL800, its a Sanyo brand capacitor (large,...
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Tim Wolff
tiberius6992000
Apr 3, 2012 3:59 pm
If the replacement cap is the same type and rating as the original, the brand won't make any difference. :( Tim Wolff ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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wolfbob
wolfrobert
Apr 3, 2012 4:04 pm
It shouldn't make any difference. In general capacitors of this size are used as crude filters and size only partly matters. Look for a semiconductor device...
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tinoran73
Apr 4, 2012 12:07 pm
hi WBob, ive looked everywhere on the board but there are no visible signs of damage other than the capacitor which blew. i dont know what else to do other...
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wolfbob
wolfrobert
Apr 4, 2012 4:32 pm
Steve at Probotics will sell you a new board for around $250. I am thinking about it. But first I will take the time to try to check out the semiconductors...
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Derek Tombrello
mrmagnet...
Apr 4, 2012 5:13 pm
Another component that will short is the rectifier diode/bridge. I'm not familiar with this particular board, but I do have 25 years experience in repairing...
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wolfbob
wolfrobert
Apr 4, 2012 10:55 pm
I tore into my RL500 board that was showing no on board power. I found the 12 volt reugulator was functioning and I also found a bliwn fuse. I replaced the...
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ronald heinz
ron200068005
Apr 5, 2012 4:30 pm
We have a master electronics store here in omaha that may have that capacitor. ron heinz. ________________________________ From: Derek Tombrello...
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KNOXD
dgknox
Apr 5, 2012 5:46 pm
I pulled my RL 1000 out of winter storage earlier this week and it had some problems starting/running. Pressing the "GO" button everything seems normal at...
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Derek Tombrello
mrmagnet...
Apr 5, 2012 6:03 pm
The battery may be weak. It may have enough power to power the electronics, but when the blades engage, the current drain drops the battery voltage to low to...
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daryl_reece
Apr 5, 2012 7:11 pm
I have inherited a few old RL500's. Has anyone successfully extracted the 3.2 software from an existing flash memory and burned it to a new one? Does anyone...
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Austin Morgan
austindmorgan
Apr 5, 2012 7:42 pm
When I investigated making a backup of the chip I received the copy-protect bit was set. I was not able to erase that bit.
Austin
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Benjamin Hill
behill01
Apr 5, 2012 8:11 pm
Sounds like a dead battery to me. It can't handle the amp load from the motors. Maybe you can turn off the blade spinning and test it that way. The lower amp...
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wolfbob
wolfrobert
Apr 5, 2012 9:47 pm
Here is more. I found a second 12 volt regulator (7812) that was getting warm under the 100 mA/6volt input. Very nearby I found a 1 uf 16V chip capacitor that...
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Dan Barclay
Dan@...
Apr 5, 2012 11:10 pm
From whom did you order gears? I need to order some gears, and some spare motors. FWIW, I tried to get blade motors repaired but the motor shop couldn't d ...
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Danny Miller
oznog2002
Apr 5, 2012 11:12 pm
The reg should not be used without the capacitor. It can go unstable without it. It may let spikes of excessive voltage through. http://www.mouser.com/ will...
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Danny Miller
oznog2002
Apr 5, 2012 11:18 pm
The motor gear is called a "pinion". Someone said they managed to press them out. You'd need a fork that holds against the inner metal sleeve alone, not the...
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lucasaltic
Apr 6, 2012 1:09 am
@Don, Sorry to hear about your recent loss. Though the possibility of theft has always been in the back of my mind, your post was an eye-opener for me, so I...
