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Lawnbott / un professional again

« Last post by whitey on November 27, 2015, 02:55:48 PM »

  now the professional syncs up, goes to wire, follows it to charger, but hits inside of house, backs out, follows wire to infinity ..

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Lawnbott / Re: professional

« Last post by whitey on November 22, 2015, 11:30:26 AM »

 button seems to be ok.. thanx for input..

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Lawnbott / professional not acting professional

« Last post by whitey on November 22, 2015, 11:27:28 AM »

  hi, new thing with professional.. doesnt show if its charging, just goes to pause.. while in charging station, push charge, dont come out.. push pause, syncs up IN station, tries to go forward in station.. take out of station, go through cycle, blade doesnt turn, but bot goes to wire & back to station... readout in station said SYNC 01.. PLEASE HELP..

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Lawnbott / Re: Lubricant type used in Planetary Gears for Wheel Motors?

« Last post by RobotLady on November 16, 2015, 10:49:33 AM »

Hi, unfortunately the manufacturer does not provide us with information on the best grease to use inside the motors.  Google is probably your best friend with this issue.  Do let us know what you find out!

RobotLady

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Lawnbott / Re: professional

« Last post by RobotLady on November 16, 2015, 10:46:49 AM »

It could be that the keypad has gone bad.  The charge button could be activating on its own.

Pressing charge while the robot is in the station makes it come out to mow.  But, if it not within the mowing window, it will immediately drive back on the wire.   You might also see it return early while mowing because the charge button will send the robot back to the charger.

Take a close look at the button.  If it appears flattened, most likely that is the cause.

RobotLady

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Lawnbott / professional

« Last post by whitey on November 08, 2015, 06:13:01 PM »

 my professional leaves house when not programmed to do so.. i redid the program, but it still does it.. after it leaves when not programmed , it follows the wire back to the house..(charging station)  any ideas?? thanx

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Lawnbott / Re: My lawnbott odyssey -- a little story and a couple observations

« Last post by RobotLady on July 22, 2015, 03:29:52 PM »

Hey Guys,

We now offer these awesome outdoor wire connectors on our site.  There is no better way to splice the wires!  Here's the link:

http://www.paradiserobotics.com/lawnbottrobotmowers/lawnbott500ftwire.htm

Also, just FYI, the remote for the newest models is a smart phone and it works great!  It has excellent response time and the app is super easy to use.  It's really fun to drive the robot...

As for GPS, service with GeoFence is optional.  You can also just purchase the module and use Pay as you Go locating.  The down side is no instant notification if your robot disappears.  Also, some customers have forgotten to check on the GPS module and it went obsolete and then was no longer working.  With service, you'll know your robot is protected because it is easy to check the module just by carrying it off the property (you'll get a text).

Hope this helps!

RobotLady

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Lawnbott / Re: Motors shared across lines? 1200 fit in 35xx?

« Last post by RobotLady on July 22, 2015, 03:22:51 PM »

Yes, wheel motors are the same.  Blade motor is different.

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Lawnbott / Re: Lubricant type used in Planetary Gears for Wheel Motors?

« Last post by toolbelt on July 10, 2015, 04:49:26 PM »

You may want to try Lithium grease, also known as White Grease.  Wikipedia.org site has a good description.

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Lawnbott / Lubricant type used in Planetary Gears for Wheel Motors?

« Last post by RoboBob on July 08, 2015, 09:40:29 AM »

Greetings All,

Can anyone comment on what type and grade of lubricant is used in the Planetary Gears for the Wheel motors of the 32xx and 35xx series?

While troubleshooting my dying/dead brushed wheel motor from my 3510/3550 - I disassembled the planetary gear assembly to check if there was a broken gear, etc that could be causing the motor additional stress and odd noises - Found nothing odd - just that the grease looked really dirty (a really dark brown) - I "flushed" it out with 0w20 motor oil - I did this for each of the three "layer" of gears until I got most of the grease chunks out and the oil came out somewhat translucent.  I then reinstalled each layer of gears and repacked each layer with SAE 90 grease (same type used in CV joints in automobiles) - It seems to be operating fine with the new motor - however I noticed during the diagnostics wheel test - the new wheel with the planetary gear set I just cleaned and lubricated - was about 8-10% slower than the original wheel when tested at 100%  - roughly 4% difference when at 70% - no difference up to 50%.  It should spin equal to or faster than the other older/original IMS42 motor?  I am pretty sure I did not overpack the grease as I left airspace in each layer so the gears/grease can more freely move - This leads me to think perhaps the grease I used may have been too heavy or maybe just all together the wrong type?

Thanks in advance!,

Bob