[cadrogui]

Hello, recently connect my irobot for charge the battery, but the red light doesnt turn on, and only blinks when i put the cable for charge, anyone can help me??Regards

 

[max_in_sf]

same dang thing is happening with mine

 

[cadrogui]

what did you do???

 

[max_in_sf]

so far... cursedthinking about opening it up & having engineer buddy take a look for loose connections

 

[Radek]

Have the same problem, seems that the conector on the mainboard is weak. I will take a look soon.

 

[tyronesoft]

Yeah - got same sort of problemAny solutions?

 

[cookiem68]

I had the same issue....sent it back for repair/replacementSearched high and low and could not find any solution

 

[max_in_sf]

Had an engineer friend look at it. The charger had stopped working. He spliced the charger tip onto a new one & now it's charging again. Fingers crossed. If this is the problem, it's one that's not too hard to solve.I will update when I have more info

 

[Steep]

The supplied chargers are a known problem, the failure rate is very high on them. The connectors come apart and/or the charger fails.

 

[max_in_sf]

Is there a known replacement charger?

 

[max_in_sf]

Enercell ac to dc power adapter, 2amps, use the "A" Adaptaplug. Available from Radio Shack Enercell High-Power AC Adapter : AC Adapters | RadioShack.com <-- includes A plug

 

[Steep]

I bought a good quality 3000mA one off eBay and changed the connector to suit, but that requires some skill with a soldering iron.

 

[andyy]

That is the battery problem,need to change a battery.

 

[Steep]

Depends the connector you need is 0.75mm and it's hard to find a charger with that connector at a high enough power. You can buy a 5v 2a power supply easily enough and change the connector to suit if you can use a soldering iron.