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Thanks for the video. You fixed worked out great on my j7. BB-8 can continue cleaning the carpet!

Hi Gerry, I have roomba i7. It is by default loud compared to Xiaomi, Eureka etc. is there some trick to reduce the default loud sound. Thank you.

Thanks Gerry - worked a treat - Roger is now better than ever! Also smoothed the plastic around the spindle with fine sand paper as was a bit rough. Would recommend taking photos as you go to ensure you know which way round everything was

I just followed your advice using video and it seemed to work perfectly! I could definitely tell the armature was smoother once I lubed it. Must have been it. I so appreciate your video!!!

it worked! you're a boss

thank you

You are awesome, this fixed the issue. Thanks

I love my roomba but this error is getting me nuts

Gerry your video saved me $160 and it was very easy to follow. I cannot thank you enough for this. My machine had an Error 26 and I was about to toss it in the trash but I didn't want to be beaten by no damn machine. You saved my bacon man. Thanks a million.

Gerry your video was very helpful, now my robot is working for the last 45 minutes. Hope it will continue in the next few days.

Thank you! Unfortunately, one of my screws got stripped because it was in there so tight, but it works on reassembly! Thank you!

Unfortunately this did not work for me. I tried silicone lube multiple times. I noticed my motor would not rotate as smoothly even after adding lube. I ended up buying a new motor off Amazon for $30 (part number 20n636p010) and it worked. Thanks to your video, I was able to take it apart easily and fix the issue. Thank you!

Gerry your video was well done & quite useful. Though the $0 lube of the motor didn't work for me, you did show me enough to order just the motor, and not the full brush assembly, saving me $$. Got the new motor installed in a few minutes and it's working like a charm. No more Error 26! Thanks again!

Just a note on the i9s. The impeller/fan blade is attached with a very small screw. I cant tell if it was a small Torx or Phillips. You cannot just pry it off the i9.

Thank you, It was really helpful. It worked well and the error 26 was long gone

Why doesn't normal WD-40 work?

Thank you for the video. It did not work but is probably that.

error 13 ?

Cookie (an i6) is back in action thanks to your informative, easy to follow instructions. If I can do it, anyone can. Thank you!!

Adding my thanks to everyone else! My dog had chewed up a beanie baby and I made the mistake of letting the Roomba try to clean it up. That ended in an error 26 caused by one of the plastic beans stuck in the motor. Didn't even need the silicone lube! Thanks so much!!!

....almost frogot "How amainf is that" ....totally agree!

I love the steps you went through to show someone with an arduino and not know what to do with it as great inspiration. As a lifelong electronics design engineer and both desktop app/server & microcontroller programmer, this is of course child's (no pun intended) play, but I still love it and watched it all! One caveat, ChatGPT is great at explaining, but OFTEN wrong code. ChatGPT has a VERY LONG way to go. But that is not the biggest problem with it. Try explaining an accounting system, or even an email GUI to it, ....NOT A CHANGE. The explanation would be longer and WAY MORE complex than the actual code ...assuming it could do it, which currently is ...NO WAY!!!

Goo luck with your channel! :)

You have 2V ripple, NOT NORMAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just commenting to say you saved another roomba! 🎉🎉

Very cool! Didnt you have any fruit? Lol!

We just bought one of the G2S models for a drip system for our organic raised beds (UK) (waiting for it to arrive today actually). Just looking for tips and stuff. I did notice that there aren't that many videos on this system and few that really get in to the mindset of the person who would choose and use one. When I saw your video was over half an hour long, I thought that's too long but honestly... i've watched it to the end and it has been super useful. You requirements are much more complicated than ours but your insights in to the app and how you've approached it were much appreciated. Earning you a thank you and a sub.

Super detailed - thanks for posting Gerry - looking forward to building

Actually worked!!!!! You are the mvp bro!

1) WNetWatcher from NirSoft will actually display that this is a Raspberry Pi device. So there's no searching the list for the Pi Zero. 2) Use PuTTY for getting into the Pi device is easier. 3) I see no need to use windoz for any of this.

Thank you so much for this, it was very helpful. Gave me the confidence to fix my Error 26 problem. I made sure to clean out the Roomba fully, reseated the little plug beside the dustbin and replaced all the consumable parts. None of that did anything. Took the Roomba apart, lubricated the motor shaft and washers using silicon WD-40, put it back together and the thing is running now with no problem. Your guide was a life saver.

Super helpful! I had this taken apart to the plastic wheel but didn't realize it could be taken down further. Stripped it, lubricated the motor, and so far it's been working great! Saved me a new cleaning head module!

I don't know whether you are really so dumb or trying to play dumb. You got the problem but kind of ignored it, the cog in the motor is loose thus confusing the motor that spins the disc. 😢😢

nice video

Nice share!

Fantastic tutorial Sir, thank you so much for posting! I got to removing the motor assembly and found a little chunk of drywall. Seems like that was my problem! It’s been working great since.

Does the fan motor keep the debris from sucking up once back to the docking station and tower?

I replaced it and still don’t work

Good try...but its still heavily vibrating in the post fix vid there. That's what mine actually sounds like now. (with no greese) Seems like yours was seizing up on your first vid. At least you go it going. I just ordered a new head unit from irobot. But I will put some greese on my old one see what happens. Can't believe irobot would use such cheap components, seems a like common issue. Thanks for the vid!

Worked like a champ. I used silicon lube instead. It's dutifully back at work in the salt mines. I noticed the plastic fan wheel had a few missing posts along the outer perimeter but don't think that's a huge problem. Also, didn't think much about the slight smooth resistance I felt when rotating the fan as I figured it was simply the motor mechanics. I tried your method and immediately noticed a marked lessening of resistance. In retrospect, after the fix, it felt more like a brushless motor with the slight magnetic resistance during rotation. Liked, Subbed.

Thanks for the video. My Roomba is fixed!

Nice video, but please don't use AI. It steals artist's jobs and just looks bad.

Good help brother. Just saved me the $$$ of replacing the head unit. Appreciate the knowledge ✊🏻

Man, that thing is loud!

Battery, I get about 2- 3 years with my G2-S, I’ve had mine for about 5 years or more, I make sure I winterize it by removing it after before the freeze, remove batteries, drain my pipes of course,, and I love the fact it detects when more flow is happening than usual and will alarm u and shut off automatically, I have a well also, so that’s important to me, make sure u get a back flow preventer folks especially if u have a well , my well sometimes shuts off and stuff could start sucking backwards in your house,, not a big deal but depending on your situation, it could be such,, over all I love this hook up,, automation is great when it works and saves me,, it would work good for hydroponics also, I was growing hydro before this was developed but I can see it would have worked,, Thks! Just the piece of mind justifies the cost, if u get it,,

Great video, I just subscribed. I don't believe there would have been a spring in the fire button, as the switch provides enough force itself to pop back up. Springs are only really used when absolutely necessary in such circumstances.

Hello ! i have one but didn’t show the eye on dvd screen juste a cars logo that move one the screen. do you know why ?

Would be interesting to install this in the full size The C64 from Retrogames

Cool project, Gerry. Will be following it. Subbed. Nice to see a a fellow Aussie keeping the C64 alive.

would the pi pico run turbo graphx ok?