2nd year robot is having issues. The power supply lights look ok. The light on the robot itself illuminates. It just won't move then shuts itself off after a few minutes of trying.
It doesn't look like a power supply or power cord issue which has me focused on the motor assembly. I did have some hair tied around my impeller I had to clean out...nothing major but this was the first time I've ever cleaned the impeller. I then put the robot back together, placed it upside down out of the pool, and tried to run it to see what it would do. The tracks will move maybe 1/4", stop, and do the same the other direction.
I really don't want to buy a new motor assembly before ruling out any easier, more cost effective fixes. I saw a video a member here posted on replacing the impeller motor bearings. I can manually spin my impeller with my finger but it doesn't feel loose by any means. How should a properly working impeller feel when trying to spin it manually like this? Any other troubleshooting tips?
It doesn't look like a power supply or power cord issue which has me focused on the motor assembly. I did have some hair tied around my impeller I had to clean out...nothing major but this was the first time I've ever cleaned the impeller. I then put the robot back together, placed it upside down out of the pool, and tried to run it to see what it would do. The tracks will move maybe 1/4", stop, and do the same the other direction.
I really don't want to buy a new motor assembly before ruling out any easier, more cost effective fixes. I saw a video a member here posted on replacing the impeller motor bearings. I can manually spin my impeller with my finger but it doesn't feel loose by any means. How should a properly working impeller feel when trying to spin it manually like this? Any other troubleshooting tips?
- screw the customer and make them pay for expensive assemblies while keeping all cheaply swappable sub-components off the market.
