Re: Roomba 570 problems

[Brian W. Antoine <briana@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:46:55 -0500, Dick <r_a_nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Ditto here. I have bought 4 used or refurbished Roombas and 1 Scooba
>in the last 6 months and all have worked flawlessly. I have no
>complaints at all.
>
>On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:00:32 -0700, Brian W. Antoine
><briana@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>On 23 Apr 2008 06:20:34 GMT, ddl@danlan.*com (Dan Lanciani) wrote:
>>>Am I having really bad luck or is this typical?  Could iRobot have
>>>gotten a bad batch of power transistors?  I assume I can get another
>>>replacement from Hammacher Schlemmer, though I don't know how many
>>>times they will pay the shipping...
>>
>>  I'll be the counter example then, to even the tally. :)
>>
>>  I bought a refurbed Roomba around Christmas and it's worked like
>>a charm from the moment it turned it on.  The only thing I have to
>>watch for is one particular carpet with fringes that it likes to
>>suck into the brushes, if I forget to pick up that carpet first.
>>The worst that happens is that it gets stuck and beeps at me until
>>I come clear it's throat and turn it loose again.

I guess the moral of the story is to only buy the refurbed ones,
not the new ones. :)