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acme said:
If you bought it off amazon did you buy a Husqvarna specific one, as I understand they all use the same system of sending a pulse down them?
I bought the Worx from Amazon (Landroid L) but the Husqvarna I bought from FR Jones & Son. The perimeter wire and pegs was just what was cheapest on Amazon. For example: https://www.amazon.co.uk/genisys-Boundary-cable-Hu...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/genisys-robotic-mounting-...
Yardforce mowers are pretty cheap. I went in to the Range the other week and they had a Yardforce robotic for £379. Im not sure of the model. I briefly researched the company and it seems they are a Chinese outfit making tooks for American and European market. Has anyone tried one of these or purchased one?
Does anyone else have a McCulloch that struggles to park and charge? Mine seems to have started taking two or three attempts and has been throwing up a "blocked charging station" error. I noticed that the brass connector had some tarnish and verdigris so I've cleaned them up with some wire wool and hope that will help.
Today i've started to install a Flymo 1200R I bought back in autumn. I was hoping to have an outdoor socket installed but having to make do with using a socket inside the house until I can get someone to come out and fit one. The connector for the power cable is quite large so going to have to drill a sizeable hole in the wall or feed it through a window and hope the wire doesn't get damaged! Does everyone who has a robot mower have an external socket?
Also does the flymo have to be stored under a cover to keep the charging station out of the rain? I'm in the process of making one out of old decking board I have but i've got to wait a week or so for some silicone to be delivered to make it water tight. I'd like to get the robot started now if possible but it' meant to rain over the next few days
Also does the flymo have to be stored under a cover to keep the charging station out of the rain? I'm in the process of making one out of old decking board I have but i've got to wait a week or so for some silicone to be delivered to make it water tight. I'd like to get the robot started now if possible but it' meant to rain over the next few days
Edited by fiatpower on Thursday 16th April 17:31
fiatpower said:
Today i've started to install a Flymo 1200R I bought back in autumn. I was hoping to have an outdoor socket installed but having to make do with using a socket inside the house until I can get someone to come out and fit one. The connector for the power cable is quite large so going to have to drill a sizeable hole in the wall or feed it through a window and hope the wire doesn't get damaged! Does everyone who has a robot mower have an external socket?
Also does the flymo have to be stored under a cover to keep the charging station out of the rain? I'm in the process of making one out of old decking board I have but i've got to wait a week or so for some silicone to be delivered to make it water tight. I'd like to get the robot started now if possible but it' meant to rain over the next few days
Yep, got an external socket.Also does the flymo have to be stored under a cover to keep the charging station out of the rain? I'm in the process of making one out of old decking board I have but i've got to wait a week or so for some silicone to be delivered to make it water tight. I'd like to get the robot started now if possible but it' meant to rain over the next few days
Edited by fiatpower on Thursday 16th April 17:31
I believe it's fine for the docking station to get wet.
We've got a "garage" for our 1200R. As the Gardena mowers at the time were the same design, we have one of these...
I have entirely given up on my Robomow. Foxes digging holes in the lawn and chewing through the perimeter wire have made me lose the joy of a robot mower.
Gone back to a petrol rotary. Takes about 15 minutes to do my small (100ft x 50ft) garden.
Pushing an engine around is actually quite therapeutic in these lockdown times, and I will compost the grass clippings.
Sod this technology lark.
Gone back to a petrol rotary. Takes about 15 minutes to do my small (100ft x 50ft) garden.
Pushing an engine around is actually quite therapeutic in these lockdown times, and I will compost the grass clippings.
Sod this technology lark.
ash73 said:
Don't drill a hole big enough for the plug! Just cut the cable, put it through the wall and reconnect it with a new mains plug or a waterproof mains connector:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_t...
If there's any distance from the socket to the mower use armoured cable, it's a bit fiddly to prepare the ends but you soon get the hang of it; and there are tools to make it easier.
The mower is fine without a cover, but probably benefits from one.
It's the low voltage cable with the waterproof connection that I need to cut but it says in the manual to not cut it? I guess I could cut it and use a junction box to join it again.https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_t...
If there's any distance from the socket to the mower use armoured cable, it's a bit fiddly to prepare the ends but you soon get the hang of it; and there are tools to make it easier.
The mower is fine without a cover, but probably benefits from one.
It's only about 2.5 metres from the wall to where the mower is located so using the supplied cable. I've lifted the block paving and laid the cable in some conduit pipe and buried under the paving again so should be safe. Certainly safer than the pond pump the previous owners installed, that was just normal cable with no protection!
Edited by fiatpower on Thursday 16th April 23:19
RichTT said:
Does anyone else have a McCulloch that struggles to park and charge? Mine seems to have started taking two or three attempts and has been throwing up a "blocked charging station" error. I noticed that the brass connector had some tarnish and verdigris so I've cleaned them up with some wire wool and hope that will help.
Exactly thre same problem with my flymo, very annoying. I clean up the contacts and it seems to help for a short time......wjwren said:
PurpleFox said:
Exactly thre same problem with my flymo, very annoying. I clean up the contacts and it seems to help for a short time......
Maybe a common issue used to have it on the Bosch. I think the technology will get a lot better over the next few years.RichTT said:
Podie said:
Famous last words, but not had this issue yet. Wonder if it's because of the "garage" we have?
No, I have a little house as well. It was also garaged over the winter when not in use. Fingers crossed it seems to be ok today after cleaning the contacts. 
ash73 said:
RichTT said:
No, I have a little house as well. It was also garaged over the winter when not in use.
The mower, or the charging station?Thanks wjren!
I'm going to break it out tomorrow; only problems I have no external power supply (will get one installed when things go back to normal).
Am thinking of just installing it & charging with an extension cable out the window for a few hours a day while I'm WFH... stupid or genius?
I'm going to break it out tomorrow; only problems I have no external power supply (will get one installed when things go back to normal).
Am thinking of just installing it & charging with an extension cable out the window for a few hours a day while I'm WFH... stupid or genius?
Trust I'm allowed post links.. got it from here:
https://www.myrobotcenter.eu/en/mcculloch-rob-s400...
https://www.myrobotcenter.eu/en/mcculloch-rob-s400...
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