I just bought (4) EB20-12 from Digikey in April. The total with shipping was $305.65. -Daryl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Barry
barryleger
May 6, 2012 3:35 am
I've got Panasonic LC-RD1217P in my RL1000 right now. They are just starting their second full year of service (they have been in the mower for 2.5 years)....
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Barry
barryleger
May 6, 2012 3:35 am
I've owned an RL1000 since 2007. It has worked great for me all that time. Normally in the spring, it's not unusual to have a "cut wire" signal after setting...
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lucasaltic
May 7, 2012 9:33 pm
Barry, I had the same exact problem when setting up my RL1000 at a new residence. I ran all the wires and hooked everything up only to get the "cut wire"...
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jeff
rainycityguy
May 7, 2012 9:49 pm
I've had the same thing. Check connection, clean wire first! Much easier than finding a break! Which is near impossible after a few years. And NEVER go...
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Bobby
june231969
May 9, 2012 4:13 am
I am in need of a replacement handset cradle with yellow wire for an RL800 series mower. Does anyone know where I can get one of these? Thank you for any...
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nabeel_rasheed
May 9, 2012 12:08 pm
I've got a cradle from a RL500 that you can have, if that will work....
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sjones@...
sjones...
May 9, 2012 9:05 pm
Hello all, I'm trying to locate the Eprom upgrade I've seen mentioned on this board. I spoke with someone at Probotics and we said he had the EPROM but the...
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bhamail
May 11, 2012 5:42 am
I have a fairly large plot in which my RL550 does fine, and my RL1000's previously did fine too, until the end of last year. The RL1000's started stopping in...
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Barry
barryleger
May 12, 2012 12:16 am
I was getting this signal this spring as well when I first set it up for the season. It would work for a while and then stop with the "waiting for signal"...
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KennethH
khawn
May 12, 2012 5:16 pm
My mower is working fine but I'm hearing a high pitch whine. What could it? Ken...
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Dan Barclay
Dan@...
May 12, 2012 11:39 pm
It's usually the wife or one of my girls. Dan From: RoboMower@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RoboMower@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of KennethH Sent: Saturday, May 12,...
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Dan Barclay
Dan@...
May 13, 2012 1:16 am
I couldn't resist. More seriously, if it is a hum from the mower body itself check your blades for some obstruction (a twig under the hub) or something else...
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Ken H.
khawn
May 13, 2012 1:48 am
The noise finally quit after about 1/2 hour. Did see any obstruction around the blades. For some strange reason the battery gave out about an hour too...
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Ken H.
khawn
May 13, 2012 1:50 am
OK. Be nice now.  Ken ________________________________ From: Dan Barclay <Dan@...> To: RoboMower@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 12,...
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Dan Barclay
Dan@...
May 13, 2012 2:10 am
That sounds a lot like a blade obstruction. Even though the noise quit I’d pull the battery, turn it upside down, and pull each blade off to be sure nothing...
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Ken H.
khawn
May 13, 2012 9:16 pm
I started doing the same thing today, but didn't last too long.  My right arrow sensor has given me fits ever since I've had this mower. I have to push...
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Christopher Zach
cz_unit
May 13, 2012 11:02 pm
Replace the button. Radio shack sells them and it is a pretty simple solder. C Sent from my Droid thing ... From: "Ken H." <khawn@...> Date: Sun, May 13,...
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The CZ Unit
cz_unit
May 14, 2012 1:34 am
Well, the 24 volt pile of A20 cells is built, and I have enough space to make it a 36 volt pile. Which is about as big as I want to build this; anything more...
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The CZ Unit
cz_unit
May 15, 2012 11:56 pm
Well I took the lithium pack out for a quick spin in my Robomowers today. The fact that the grass is wet and it's been raining is a problem, but I wanted to...
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The CZ Unit
cz_unit
May 15, 2012 11:56 pm
Well, my amazing franken-stein pack is in a Robomower battery box. The total weight of 8 20ah cells, BMS board, wire, and interconnects is just a tad under 10...
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The CZ Unit
cz_unit
May 16, 2012 12:14 am
Lithium pack works perfectly. Plenty of power, fast blades, runs forever. One little issue. The Robomower can't get over a branch. Without the weight in the...
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TinaP
tinapropes
May 16, 2012 1:57 am
Chris, Thank you for being a pioneer on this project. I have enjoyed reading about what You, Lee, Dan, and all the others have been up to with solving our...
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Dan Barclay
Dan@...
May 16, 2012 2:08 am
You might want to look at what else might be causing the lower mow times. Physics says that if you mow a slope you're going downhill as much as you're going...
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Danny Miller
oznog2002
May 16, 2012 2:08 am
Yep. I noticed the same thing. The problem could be stated a number of ways. However, the way I look at it, the force needed to lift over a branch or drive...
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The CZ Unit
cz_unit
May 16, 2012 3:03 am
Up hill is more current draw which thanks to the nature of lead batteries rams into the perkeurt effect. Also I doubt the Robomower does regen going down the...
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The CZ Unit
cz_unit
May 16, 2012 3:05 am
... In watching it, the problem is going backwards up a hill. The wheels spin and it digs a tiny trench. I can drive it up forwards without issue, so I don't...
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TinaP
tinapropes
May 16, 2012 3:05 am
I do not have any rubbing going up the slope. I think it is purely a function of how much draw gets put on the batteries when it is working to get up the...
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Dan Barclay
Dan@...
May 16, 2012 3:23 am
There is one problem. If the mower is moving the torque on the wheels will be the same whether they are slipping or not. The trouble with the slip is that...
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Danny Miller
oznog2002
May 16, 2012 7:42 am
Well, the basic friction rule is that the traction force before it skids is equal to a coefficient of friction between the rubber and ground (which doesn't...
