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It’ll take a fortnight for them to read it anyway!ThunderSpook said:
FYI the Flymo iPhone app has been updated, although for some reason it’s not appearing on my updates list. I searched the App Store and it said there was an update available.
Have installed it and it’s now connected to the mower again. Will see what happens.
Thanks, did the update and then had to create an account/login, but appears to be working great now. Hopefully will still be ok tomorrow!Have installed it and it’s now connected to the mower again. Will see what happens.
mikeiow said:
mikeiow said:
rfisher said:
mikeiow said:
Darn it.....after a solid couple of years, our Landroid M is grumbling about being 'outside operating area'.
Suggests to me there is a break in the cable somewhere...but there is zero evidence of any animal action around the perimeter wire.
Maybe need to dig around the base station a bit....which itself is tricky since I built a 'garage' for him!
Also optimistically says "press '0' to reset" - naturally, pressing 0 is doing nothing.
Check the perimeter wire connections at the charging station first.Suggests to me there is a break in the cable somewhere...but there is zero evidence of any animal action around the perimeter wire.
Maybe need to dig around the base station a bit....which itself is tricky since I built a 'garage' for him!
Also optimistically says "press '0' to reset" - naturally, pressing 0 is doing nothing.
- sigh*
It's good practice to cut the wire back a couple of cm every year anyway to ensure that you have a good connection.
If that doesn't help then connect up around 20m of wire in a circle and put the mower inside the new wire.
If he's happy then you know that you have a problem with the old wire somewhere.
Reconnect the old wire to the charging station and go round the edge of the lawn with an AM radio.
You should be able to detect any break fairly easily.
Not sure I have an AM radio....this one could run'n'run (this is a home we let out, we are only visiting for a few days to get ready for the season!!)
Thanks for the reply!
Will have to investigate AM radios.
We were thinking of extending the run. Maybe I need to rip it all up and lay a longer wire. Unfortunately no time on this visit....gonna have to get the human gardener mowing again: Bah
The radio happily buzzed near the unit (both ends), but was hard to figure out from that point onwards (bearing in mind I 'buried' the cable 1-2cm below the surface!). Nigh on impossible to identify where the break was, I would say.....esp when the aerial on AM/FM radios is always FM-only, I was really dangling the wee radio along the ground
We did want to extend the run, so I will simply lay a new cable & accept this was a 2-year pretty successful trial run. A bit irritating, but a clean chance to cover a larger area, so not all bad. Does mean I need to get our gardening relative to mow for a few months, doubt I will be able to get there before June....hey ho.
I assume something like this would do for cable? Any other recommendations (about 150m should do it, by my pacing calculation....)
gmaz said:
Finally got Patrick in his house. It goes in wonky and never seems to latch on first time despite the guide wire being straight for about 1.5 m in front.
Very happy with it (Easilife 200) £438 from Amazon.
It turn out that I had lots of problems with the (Patrick) mower finding it's way into the house and latching on. 2 out of 3 times, it would get within about 1 metre of the charging station, turn left and then go round again.Very happy with it (Easilife 200) £438 from Amazon.
So, I put the house at an angle so the guide wire was further away from the boundary wires and now it goes in and connects 100% of the time.
Right, today’s problem with Willy. He’s sat in his house charging, battery is full, he should have started mowing 10 mins ago. If I press go on him it says please wait, and then after about 20 seconds it just goes back to charging.
Yesterday I had to put him back in his house because he had a low battery. He was sat right outside his house.
Last year he was really reliable, this year so far has been useless. Any suggestions on a next approach?
Yesterday I had to put him back in his house because he had a low battery. He was sat right outside his house.
Last year he was really reliable, this year so far has been useless. Any suggestions on a next approach?
mikeiow said:
Okay, so on the "you should be able to detect any break fairly easily".....really?
I assume something like this would do for cable? Any other recommendations (about 150m should do it, by my pacing calculation....)
OK, so boundary wire break detection;I assume something like this would do for cable? Any other recommendations (about 150m should do it, by my pacing calculation....)
1. Buy a pack of 20 gel filled cable connectors
2. Cut your wire at the halfway point of your perimeter
3. Leave one half connected to the base station
4. Run a wire from the other base station terminal to the cut wire (you can just twist the cut ends for this)
5. If you have a circuit, the break is somewhere in the unconnected half of your perimeter wire, otherwise it's in the connected half
6. Confirm by testing the other half of the perimeter wire
7. Rejoin your perimeter wire by twisting together
8. Now cut the wire which contains the break at the halfway point and repeat the process
9. When you've found the smallest section containing the break and replaced that section, rejoin all cuts with gel connectors
The Amazon wire looks fine.
Fellow Flymo Easilife owners, you may be interested to learn that USB firmware updates are now available. I think this is a relatively new feature for Flymo, although it's been available for the badge engineered Gardena versions for some time.
Link here https://www.flymo.com/uk/content/support/robotic-s...
Updates are:
March 2020
Spot Cutting: the spiral mowing function is ideal for hard-to-reach places, such as under a trampoline or garden furniture. This saves you tedious reworking.
CorridorCut: Narrow corridors from a width of 60 cm are no longer a problem for the robotic lawnmower. He doesn't even stop at dead ends. The only requirement - the guide cable must be laid in the affected areas.
FrostSense: Mowing frozen grass can be harmful to your lawn. Activating the frost sensor prevents your robotic lawnmower from starting to mow when the floor temperature is less than approx. 5 ° C, even if its schedule actually tells it to.
Inclines: the robotic lawnmower can now manage an incline of up to 35%.
Lawn Shield: The robotic lawnmower adapts the mowing frequency to the growth of the lawn.
June 2020
Fixed an unusual stopping and turning during the mowing process without external influence. Various optimizations that make your robotic lawnmower work even more reliably in different situations. Basis for upcoming new functions.
January 2021
Various optimizations, which will make your robotic lawnmower work even more reliable in different situations.
Link here https://www.flymo.com/uk/content/support/robotic-s...
Updates are:
March 2020
Spot Cutting: the spiral mowing function is ideal for hard-to-reach places, such as under a trampoline or garden furniture. This saves you tedious reworking.
CorridorCut: Narrow corridors from a width of 60 cm are no longer a problem for the robotic lawnmower. He doesn't even stop at dead ends. The only requirement - the guide cable must be laid in the affected areas.
FrostSense: Mowing frozen grass can be harmful to your lawn. Activating the frost sensor prevents your robotic lawnmower from starting to mow when the floor temperature is less than approx. 5 ° C, even if its schedule actually tells it to.
Inclines: the robotic lawnmower can now manage an incline of up to 35%.
Lawn Shield: The robotic lawnmower adapts the mowing frequency to the growth of the lawn.
June 2020
Fixed an unusual stopping and turning during the mowing process without external influence. Various optimizations that make your robotic lawnmower work even more reliably in different situations. Basis for upcoming new functions.
January 2021
Various optimizations, which will make your robotic lawnmower work even more reliable in different situations.
S-Express said:
Fellow Flymo Easilife owners, you may be interested to learn that USB firmware updates are now available. I think this is a relatively new feature for Flymo, although it's been available for the badge engineered Gardena versions for some time.
Link here https://www.flymo.com/uk/content/support/robotic-s...
WTF? An 887MB download to update a mower.Link here https://www.flymo.com/uk/content/support/robotic-s...
It would be useful if they provided a s/w version number so you could check if you needed an update. If anyone does this, please post the updated version number.
Frimley111R said:
18 months later I finally set my 1200 up! Seems fine but a couple of quick questions:
Does it learn the shape of the lawn?
I've set it for 2 x 1 hr cuts a day just to check all is ok but how long should I set it for?
No it's just random as far as I know. It will just drive in a straight line until it hits a boundary wire or something hard when it turns 90 degrees and goes straight again.Does it learn the shape of the lawn?
I've set it for 2 x 1 hr cuts a day just to check all is ok but how long should I set it for?
The length of time is dependant on your garden size and complexity really. I started mine off at 4 hours every other day but backed off to 2 hours every other day when I noticed the grass was starting to go flat.
All good so far, quite a novelty watching it appear and trundle around the lawn!
2 questions:
If it's freezing at night should I bring it in, just for the odd night that is, not over winter? I guess it's the damage it could do to the battery?
Our garden is full of every type of rodent but the one that's the biggest chewing wire culprit is the squirrel, or squirrels. Has anyone had any issue with them chewing through the guide cable? I am thinking of burying it and hoping they don't dig where the wire is.
2 questions:
If it's freezing at night should I bring it in, just for the odd night that is, not over winter? I guess it's the damage it could do to the battery?
Our garden is full of every type of rodent but the one that's the biggest chewing wire culprit is the squirrel, or squirrels. Has anyone had any issue with them chewing through the guide cable? I am thinking of burying it and hoping they don't dig where the wire is.
Frimley111R said:
All good so far, quite a novelty watching it appear and trundle around the lawn!
2 questions:
If it's freezing at night should I bring it in, just for the odd night that is, not over winter? I guess it's the damage it could do to the battery?
Our garden is full of every type of rodent but the one that's the biggest chewing wire culprit is the squirrel, or squirrels. Has anyone had any issue with them chewing through the guide cable? I am thinking of burying it and hoping they don't dig where the wire is.
I bring the mower in over winter but the base station stays out all year, irrespective of the temperature - it's starting it's 3rd season now. I never bring it in aside from that2 questions:
If it's freezing at night should I bring it in, just for the odd night that is, not over winter? I guess it's the damage it could do to the battery?
Our garden is full of every type of rodent but the one that's the biggest chewing wire culprit is the squirrel, or squirrels. Has anyone had any issue with them chewing through the guide cable? I am thinking of burying it and hoping they don't dig where the wire is.
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