I actually think it's pretty cool that iRobot made these things so modular--- makes replacement of parts easy instead of just replacing the whole Roomba. :)
Thank you for the video. Most of the picture was showing the things on the table above the work. If you could focus on the work it would help to see more details. Thanks again.
How can I be sure I need a motor? I keep getting the 1 2 error, clean brushes. But everything is clean as a whistle, including gear box. And I think it's the motor.
Please show the part with the green section bigger, slower, and from the front so that the audience can see where you are screwing and what you are doing with the little line with the red Thing.. the Part when you replace the Motor is the most important section in the video... Open and Close the roomba you can see in a lot of other Videos without Changing the Motor..
Any thoughts on installing a higher power & torque brushless motor? I imagine that would require some changes in the feedback parameters unless I pick a brushless motor with similar specs.
Thanks for the video. There are two things however that I don’t see you detailing. Perhaps they don’t matter? I put mine back together brushes were spinning but it was not picking up dirt. 1)Does it matter what direction the cartridge connector is installed? It will fit both ways meaning it will plug into the Roomba either direction. I’m speaking of the main brush card edge PCB. 2) The main brush motor that you installed could be rotated and installed in many ways such that the wire does not have the proper length to raise and lower the brush cartridge properly. I’m assuming the rotation matters and that the wire is fed correctly to the blue outer cartridge shell.
I believe that the direction of the electrical connector matters, you don’t want the two brushes to spin backwards (even though I’m not sure that the electronic board would work at all, if the polarity is inverted). I paid attention to the direction when reinstalling it, the bending in the wires from the unit that you remove will help you recognize the original position. I didn’t pay attention to the position of the metal wire and/or of the motor, though. I only remembered that the motor seems to be free to rotate about 180-210 degrees before hitting a stop in both directions so I installed it in what seemed to be the same position (there’s one way to install it, where the motor cannot rotate). Watching the video now, I think I installed the metal wire backwards, though... what is the wire for and does it matter how you install it? My Roomba seems to work fine after the reassembly process...
I followed your video but now my motor ‘knocks’ like crazy. It rotates and bangs against the frame and I cannot seem to be able to stop the knock. Any ideas?
Great video. Where did you find the replacement motor and sensor? I've looked around and only find them for the same price as a whole replacement module.
Hello, Thank you for this video. My motor actually works fine, but only when the roomba is upside-down (tested with the diagnosis mode). When I put the roomba back on the wheels, the motor doesn't turn anymore. Do you have any idea why ? Thank you
@@GrorangeGarage yes they do roll smoothly by hand in both positions. The gearbox is clean, I bought the Roomba a month ago. I opened it and there's no dust nothing.
Hi Hsan, I was thinking about this recently. I suspect the motor is “weak”. I just changed the a door actuator motor that still worked, but didn’t have enough jam to lock/unlock the door.
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I actually think it's pretty cool that iRobot made these things so modular--- makes replacement of parts easy instead of just replacing the whole Roomba. :)
Agreed, I've replaced the side brush motor, batteries, and the main brush gearbox on different models.
Thank you for the video. Most of the picture was showing the things on the table above the work. If you could focus on the work it would help to see more details. Thanks again.
How can I be sure I need a motor? I keep getting the 1 2 error, clean brushes. But everything is clean as a whistle, including gear box. And I think it's the motor.
Please show the part with the green section bigger, slower, and from the front so that the audience can see where you are screwing and what you are doing with the little line with the red Thing..
the Part when you replace the Motor is the most important section in the video...
Open and Close the roomba you can see in a lot of other Videos without Changing the Motor..
great job
Any thoughts on installing a higher power & torque brushless motor? I imagine that would require some changes in the feedback parameters unless I pick a brushless motor with similar specs.
Detailed replacement? SLOW down. How does the sensor sit inside the gaskets, you blew right through the whole assembly.
Thanks for the video. There are two things however that I don’t see you detailing. Perhaps they don’t matter? I put mine back together brushes were spinning but it was not picking up dirt. 1)Does it matter what direction the cartridge connector is installed? It will fit both ways meaning it will plug into the Roomba either direction. I’m speaking of the main brush card edge PCB. 2) The main brush motor that you installed could be rotated and installed in many ways such that the wire does not have the proper length to raise and lower the brush cartridge properly. I’m assuming the rotation matters and that the wire is fed correctly to the blue outer cartridge shell.
Thanks for adding your learnings!
I believe that the direction of the electrical connector matters, you don’t want the two brushes to spin backwards (even though I’m not sure that the electronic board would work at all, if the polarity is inverted). I paid attention to the direction when reinstalling it, the bending in the wires from the unit that you remove will help you recognize the original position.
I didn’t pay attention to the position of the metal wire and/or of the motor, though. I only remembered that the motor seems to be free to rotate about 180-210 degrees before hitting a stop in both directions so I installed it in what seemed to be the same position (there’s one way to install it, where the motor cannot rotate). Watching the video now, I think I installed the metal wire backwards, though... what is the wire for and does it matter how you install it? My Roomba seems to work fine after the reassembly process...
I followed your video but now my motor ‘knocks’ like crazy. It rotates and bangs against the frame and I cannot seem to be able to stop the knock. Any ideas?
Where did you get the new motor and sensor?
Hi there, there’s a few sellers on EBay.
Great video. Where did you find the replacement motor and sensor? I've looked around and only find them for the same price as a whole replacement module.
Order off of eBay from casino187. Roomba 500 600 700 Series Brush Motor + Dirt Sensor 550 560 585 595 760 770 780
Hello,
Thank you for this video.
My motor actually works fine, but only when the roomba is upside-down (tested with the diagnosis mode). When I put the roomba back on the wheels, the motor doesn't turn anymore.
Do you have any idea why ?
Thank you
Hmmm, might be the brush drive gearbox. Do the brushes roll smoothly by hand? Right side up? Upside down?
@@GrorangeGarage yes they do roll smoothly by hand in both positions. The gearbox is clean, I bought the Roomba a month ago. I opened it and there's no dust nothing.
Are the brushes easy to stop when spinning? Might be a weak motor.
Hi Hsan, I was thinking about this recently. I suspect the motor is “weak”. I just changed the a door actuator motor that still worked, but didn’t have enough jam to lock/unlock the door.
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