Roomba Robotic Floor Bagless Vacuum\015 My Roomba worked fine when we first got it. Then one day it just quit. I suspected due to lack of charge, but never was able to get it to start charging again. The owner manual says that the light on Roomba will pulse amber when charging. But it’s not happening on mine. Not only that, but the “home base” and a/c adapter will both flash a green light when connected. If I disconnect the a/c adapter from the home base, the green light on the adapter remains solid. But then I plug it in directly to Roomba and it starts flashing again. What does that mean? Is it charging? Roomba itself is showing no lights, and it’s been “charging” for about 6 hours now…still nothing. Is it totally dead???\015
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Pulsing red:
The battery needs to be charged. Leave the robot on the base. If it`s still not fully charged after 3 hours visit Why does my Roomba® or Braava® not turn on or charge properly?
Description. If the CLEAN indicator is blinking when it is on the Home Base®, this means a robot software update is in process. Allow the update to complete before attempting to start the robot. This could take up to 10 minutes.
The light on the Home Base® will go on for approximately four (4) seconds and then turn off and remain off while the robot continues to charge. The light ring on your robot will illuminate to signal that it is charging.
Flashing red indicates a problem with battery charging. Either the charger is bad, or the charging circuit in your Roomba is bad.
The Battery is Not Charged If the Roomba is flashing with a red light and displays a message reading “Low battery,” then you will need to connect the Roomba to the home base. Make sure that the home base power indicator is glowing green, and the battery indicator on the Roomba is pulsing.
Re: flashing green lights on home base and charger
The battery voltage is way too low to attempt charging in a roomba. If you search techguy`s posts you can see how to connect the brick directly to the battery. It could be the roomba`s internal charge circuit is damaged.
You can easily check the status of the battery in the iRobot® HOME App. A battery icon will be displayed in the top-right corner, indicating the current status of the battery.
Glows anytime the oven is heating. The light will flash when the oven automatically turns off to remind you to turn the Oven Temperature knob to OFF.
The flashing orange light means it senses that the battery has been discharged and when docked it is recharging. Do not interrupt the cycle of charging the orange blinking light will cease and the unit should operate normally once charging is complete.
Keep your robot plugged in and charging on the Home Base® or Clean Base™ when not in use. If your robot will not be used for more than a few weeks, we recommend placing the robot in ship mode.
For the Roomba`s nickel-based (not lithium ion like smartphones) batteries, it`s best to keep the unit charging whenever you`re not using it. However, don`t leave it in its dock for days at a time — lots of vacuuming will keep its battery healthy.
You can easily check the status of the battery in the iRobot® HOME App. A battery icon will be displayed in the top-right corner, indicating the current status of the battery.
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I have a Roomba 560 (it’s still in warranty !!) and, after my summer vacation, it has a problem.
When I’m charging Roomba, the orange light blinks (and this is normal!) but this orange blinking continues forever…. the light doesn’t change to green.
If I detach Roomba from the charger, the light become green and it works normally until the light changes to red and I have to charge it again.
WHY, DURING THE CHARGING PHASE, THE LIGHT DOESN’T CHANGE FROM ORANGE-BLINKING TO GREEN?
HAVE I
ANSWER : The problem is not with the charger itself but it is with the battery inside the Roomba. It sunds like one or more of the cells has gone bad so its not holding the same charge as it did. I would recomend sending it in while the warranty is still valid so they will replace it. Your charger and the Roomba itself should be fine.
A few tips to keep the battery working longer:
Only charge the battery when it is drained all the way to zero. It will help keep the battery active.
Only charge the battery until it is full and then disconect it from the power source. It will keep it active longer plus it will help keep your electric bill down.
Roomba Charging? Flashing Lights
ANSWER : Call iRobot. Your charger is broken.
Battery charge I just purchased a new battery pack insert for my Roomba, Replacement
was a breeze and it now works great. My question is; The last battery I
bought ( not from you) was a full cased roomba battery pack that didn’t
last a year. Roomba says leave the r Roomba charging all the time so
it’s ready when you need it, and that’s nice but I feel that leaving it
charging like that it will kill the battery faster as it is always warm
to the touch. These battery’s should last at least 5
ANSWER : Dave you are correct. You should never over-charge anything like a Roomba, Cel Phone, etc. That will kill a bettery very quickly.
I have iRobot Roomba 4210 and I have a problem with charge battery. The battery is new. When I charging a battery in other iRobot Roomba the battery was full charged. When I charging in my iRobot Roomba the battery was empty. My fast charger is OK.
ANSWER : The charging circuit on the main board is fried. This is a common issue. You need some good electronic repair skills, and equipment, to replace the problem components
I want to recharge my Philips PET741 D/05 portable DVD Player. But when I push the plug into the charging point on the side of the player,at one point, as the plug goes in, there is a quick flash of red – but no more. The red charging light does not light up, and the player does not charge. The plug cannot be held at the point where the sudden momentary flash takes place
ANSWER : 1.With the AC power unit plugged in to the wall plug into your dvd player and wiggle it a little bit and see if the light goes on or off. If so the the power port is bad. .2.Try a different wall outlet to see if it helps..3.Ensure there are no cuts or rips in the power cord. .4.If you have done the following steps and the cord looks good it may be your battery on the dvd player itself..5.If the battery is defective you may need to purchase a new one, keep in mind you may need to purchase another dvd player if you are unable to locate the battery seperatly..6.I would suggest contacting the manufacture and see if you could get just the battery. Hope this helps.
Wont charge new roomba for xmas. lights on charging unit both flashing but no power in roomba. it worked yesterday when i got it out of the box and did a full clean. i feft it on charge over night ready for the clean today but when i got up no power atall please can you offer a solution. i have held down pock and start – no joy. i have checked the battery connections – no joy please help many thanks caroline
ANSWER : Did you try plugging in 560 driectly to charger then run it?
Roomba Discovery My Roomba turns on and moves but the brushes won’t turn. Someone told me that I had forgotten to put in the yellow and black end bearings, but I did. Help, I miss my Roomba
I have a Roomba 530, I have had it for 2 weeks and really loved it. I have followed all the cleaning instructions etc.. Then the Roomba wanted it’s brushes cleaning “please clean Roombas brushes” So thinking that something was stuck I removed and cleaned the brushes, (yellow tabs on and in place by the way)
ANSWER : I read somewhere that you need to clear the software in case there is a glitch. To do this, take the battery out and then, simultaneously hold down the “spot” and “clean” buttons for 30 seconds. Replace battery. This has worked for my Discovery model.
Lights on charger do not light and therfore do not charge roomba.
ANSWER : If the charger doesn’t light up, it’s broken.
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.Call customer support at 1-877-855-8593. Be sure to have the Roomba and charger with you when you call– you’ll need them.
