- May 3, 2013
- 17
Ive been fighting my robot for a while that took a dump. Ive got a Dolphin Trinton PS, the orange color purchased in 2016 that started doing what most do, I turn on > goes forward a few feet > backs up a few feet> then stops. Ive seen the websites on fixing this issue, I went as far as opening up the unit, pulling out the motors and checking the bearings, taking the electric motors apart, all seemed ok all though when I opened up the one larger motors that is used for the impeller it had a bunch of carbon from the brushes but I cleaned that out thinking all fixed. Then I would then run the robot while taken apart and would still end up stopping. figured it was one of the circuit boards which there are four, two in the robot and two in the power supply. I am pretty good at tearing apart and building stuff, but am not an electronics person.
Big question, do I spend the money and buy another robot or go back to the mechanical advantage/non-electronic style (easy to repair) and go with booster pump (PB4-60 or PB4SQ) and either the Polaris 380 or 3900? Prices are equivalent (kind of) but my issues are with the robot, if it goes bad and ends up out of warranty, there are so many potential areas of problems (mechanical, electrical) that I may not be able to fix, but with the pressure side cleaner, its all mechanical. No matter what issue arises, I should be able to fix and purchase parts to repair.
Love to hear opinions either way. If you feel I should go the robot cleaner side, please give me some recommendations as to brands and models.
Thanks
Reese
Big question, do I spend the money and buy another robot or go back to the mechanical advantage/non-electronic style (easy to repair) and go with booster pump (PB4-60 or PB4SQ) and either the Polaris 380 or 3900? Prices are equivalent (kind of) but my issues are with the robot, if it goes bad and ends up out of warranty, there are so many potential areas of problems (mechanical, electrical) that I may not be able to fix, but with the pressure side cleaner, its all mechanical. No matter what issue arises, I should be able to fix and purchase parts to repair.
Love to hear opinions either way. If you feel I should go the robot cleaner side, please give me some recommendations as to brands and models.
Thanks
Reese