3 BROKEN Robot Vacuums - But Can I Fix Them?

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3 BROKEN Robot Vacuums - But Can I Fix Them?

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3 BROKEN Robot Vacuums - But Can I Fix Them? I bought 3 broken robot vacuums from eBay to see if I could fix them. All three were Roomba vacuums and there were several different problems including one with a weird vibration/noise and one that had an error 31 issue.
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@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

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@My_Gaming_Mind 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the magnets are bad?

@SimonMods 2 жыл бұрын

If its the S9 then try linking it to 2.4ghz not a 5ghz network

@arekx 2 жыл бұрын

Had roomba i7 and roborock (s6, s7). Roborock wins in so many cases (app, work in total darkness, features).

@12345....... 2 жыл бұрын

The non-gaming repairs are quickly becoming my favorites.

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! I'm enjoying making them. I try to keep a good mix of both.

@groschat123 2 жыл бұрын

The sensor error could be from the optical sensor under the vaccum that detect if the the vaccum is about to fall in a void like a staircase. When I put my roomba on a very dark rug, it's going backward like yours did and then it's giving me an error because the optical sensors think the rug is a void.

@carlfe4891 2 жыл бұрын

Roomba S9 had a manufacturing defect in some earlier production runs. It worked for a few weeks, then have random issues. Reset, it would work for a little while longer, then stop again. Always Error 31. Support never said which part was bad, but replaced the entire unit because it was defective straight from the factory.

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

I think I might have found the bad part. I'll make another video if it fixes it.

@ledhunters 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix what was it, motor or battery maybe?

@mikixyz123 2 жыл бұрын

@@ledhunters but error 31 is sensor error

@Apfsds120 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix Is it the camera?

@rrutter81 2 жыл бұрын

the tip on those rollers are different is because they are from a chinese knockoff. If you check amazon reviews, it is well documented. your fix you did is what is usually done.

@notneb82 2 жыл бұрын

I have a first generation Roomba that had a similar problem where it would only operate backwards then error out. The issue was a "cliff sensor" wire had come out of the wire race in the bumper and was cut when the robot bumped into objects repeatedly. Try inspecting the sensor wires, these late generation Roombas are really easy to tear down and diagnose compared to the very early ones.

@louvoodoo 2 жыл бұрын

I just fixed a water damaged Shark IQ for a friend of mine. Replaced a $0.42 SS14 Schottky Diode and it was as good as new. The water droplet shorted it to ground causing the diode to conduct in both directions.

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

NICE WORK! Love hearing stuff like this. It's amazing how cheap most of this stuff is to fix.

@TheCod3r 2 жыл бұрын

Aww man I really thought these fixes would be a "clean sweep" 😂

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@clouddangerquest4168 2 жыл бұрын

I love how this dude basically shows us tutorials of how to do process elimination of fixing things and also makes it so he can have things for his house

@Evergreen64 2 жыл бұрын

That's cool that you're branching out! I'm surprised at how modular these things are. Do they even tell you what error 31 actually is?

@mtn_sivliu 2 жыл бұрын

Love the roomba repair videos. Please do more of these repairs.

@DaddyTrill 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on passing 1 Million subs!! You deserve it! Always love the content!

@ItsSpecialEdd 2 жыл бұрын

lol i love how you posted this a few days after me and my dad worked on ours (still broken) lol

@Rahlal 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@zahidshabir4038 2 жыл бұрын

The rollers from Roomba 2vs3 were NOTICEABLY different just look on the left side and on Roomba 2 on the roller you see a piece of plastic tubing over the roller itself on that side but don't see it on the 3rd one

@iheartdiscgolf 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Great repair. I'm convinced 90% of repairs are just taking things apart, giving them a good cleaning, and telling them that they are loved.

@purplejelly915 2 жыл бұрын

Was very interesting to learn how the bump sensors do the job. Thanks, Steve!

@TheGlitchyMario 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! This brings me back. My first attempted repair was to fix my grandparents roomba that was behaving weird. I was maybe 9-10 at the time. I could never put it back together though, and was eventually tossed.

@kenfreeman8888 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure about that last sentence. Was the Roomba eventually tossed or were you eventually tossed? :-)

@TheGlitchyMario 2 жыл бұрын

@@kenfreeman8888 … What do you think?

@imdyinginside1919 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGlitchyMario both

@FranktheTank319 2 жыл бұрын

I bet at least one of these has run over some dog doodoo while the owner was at work and they just wanted to get rid of it. 🤣

@rahkuaschount 2 жыл бұрын

Love seeing interesting stuff like this. Would also like to see you tortured...er challenged by early '80s videogame systems like Colecovision (notorious for its hideous soldering and quality of manufacture) or Intellivision. Keep up the great work!

@ozbarron1803 2 жыл бұрын

Great video once again. Keep up the good work, love your knowledge on appliances

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@CDRaff 2 жыл бұрын

I am really surprised at how well the Roomba is designed, especially the obvious consideration that they made for repair.

@worldsboss 2 жыл бұрын

At least it tells you what it thinks is wrong with it. What a polite little robot

@cristiancrs8593 2 жыл бұрын

At minute 8:07 on the chassis there is a metal thing that acts like a spring sort of...and it is getting weak, because of that the bumper stays closer affecting the sensors( I think .). I fixed my Roborock S7 by pulling that thing forward and putting some packaging foam behind it to keep it from going weak again . Considering that you changed and tried everything else this might be the cause.

@The_hot_blue_fire_guy 2 жыл бұрын

1. I would love it if you could do a video fixing really old consoles like the PS1 or N64 or one of the saga systems! I think that it could be a really fun video to watch. 2. With that error on the vacuum? One thing to try would be to test every part in one off the working vacuums. Take on part from the broken one and put it in a working one until it stops working and then you have found the problem! Also you could try to google the error code to see what type of error it is that might help to narrow it down to a specific part or group of parts. Another thing to try would be to do a system update ( I f you can update those specific robot vacuums ) because sometimes updating them can fix some errors!

@ErickBuildsStuff 2 жыл бұрын

1. its super costly affair and takes forever to find ICs for replacement. he needs to put videos out on schedule and on budget. 2.that's what he did. watch full video before commenting.

@The_hot_blue_fire_guy 2 жыл бұрын

@@ErickBuildsStuff I did watch the whole video! My point was that if he couldn’t find what was wrong the first time he could systematically take on part from the broken one and put it in the good one and so on! It’s most likely that the problem isn’t the main circuit or the bumper thing but there are other parts he could test like the motor’s or there are probably more sensors that could be tested! As for the retro console repair idea. I have no idea how expensive parts are for old consoles like that I just thought it could be a fun interesting video because he does a lot of PS4 Xbox one and switch repairs so seeing him try PS1 or 2 consoles or NES SNES and N64 would be really interesting! He did do a original Xbox repair not to long ago so it might be worth it even if he won’t make any money from the repair!

@russellthorburn9297 2 жыл бұрын

I have a Roborock s5 and it's very well engineered and works extremely well.

@JensilDsouza 2 жыл бұрын

Let's all rise and take a bow to greet Steve and Tronics Friday...! 🙂

@Manimal747 2 жыл бұрын

Its cool to see that roomba has some modular pieces that look pretty easy to replace. I personally have a roborock S6 and I love it. Tried the latest Neato and those are total garbage, had to have it replaced multiple times and it just never did that great of a job to begin with.

@RavenWolfRetroTech 2 жыл бұрын

The ultimate in KZfaq mastery! You made the sponsor message interesting!

@xJoseGomezzz 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, It's good to know that you are dedicated to repairing all kinds of electronics and not just videogame consoles, thanks to this video I'm thinking of buying a RoboVacuum Greetings from Mexico and sorry for my bad english 😅

@teropirttimaki 2 жыл бұрын

some say error 31 comes from wifi, some say that "removing the main vacuum head, blowing out the hair and dust" is the solution.

@phil_tony_corky 2 жыл бұрын

Roomba error 31 is a comms error, the suggested fix is to hold clean button down for 20 seconds then the circle light bar will spin around white, once it stops it suppose to go into start mode. Doing a bit more net search there are different ways to fix error depends on series model, one says it's comms error with app. So could be problem with wifi antenna

@afortyoz2freedom 2 жыл бұрын

Did you try applying the perfect amount of thermal paste? 😜

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, couldn't find anywhere to put it. I should have just started smearing it around!

@TechOpsTV 2 жыл бұрын

Check the infrared sensors (fall sensors) cause they can give errors like this

@therenegade8882 2 жыл бұрын

Roomba: making robot vacuums that break. Roborock : trolling the f out of Roomba here.

@ax2490 2 жыл бұрын

I love the idea of fixing vacuum robots! Thank you so much for this one !

@prime_bassingtv6273 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched your channel for quite a few months now and learned a lot. Done my first hdmi port repair successfully, as my first attempt went horribly wrong. I’m actually wondering what wire do you use to run traces? That’s something else I want to practice doing

@cehiiaranaraa6319 2 жыл бұрын

Love the change in the type of content looking forward for more!

@moca4783 2 жыл бұрын

Bro what are the odds that I just bought myself a robot vacuum and you posted repair vids of them now😭👌🏽

@nbaua3454 2 жыл бұрын

The last one needs some more love... ,😁

@raddaks2039 2 жыл бұрын

Eyyy hall effect sensors. I was just buying some the other day for a project I'm working on lol. I'm guessing error 31 is some kind of software thing? Seems really odd that replacing the mainboard did nothing. Beyond brute-force checking all the connections to the mainboard and comparing to the working one I wouldn't know where to start.

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

I think I might have found the issue so I'll be making another video.

@rahkuaschount 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if the mainboard was somehow keyed to the other parts and if it would just do nothing when plugged into another unit. Thank God the Apple/Microsoft console philosophy of uniquely serializing everything hasn't infected appliances...yet.

@mtshark7 2 жыл бұрын

2 out of 3 ain't bad Steve. Nicely done!

@MumbysBar 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty funny Roborock sponsoring a video on iRobots being worked on.

@g.h.190 2 жыл бұрын

Does the polarity of the magnet change the output of the hall effect sensor?

@Jamesrideoutadventures 2 жыл бұрын

it could be a error with the upgrade cause E:30 Software is not working correctly E:31 Software upgrade has failed try that next and see if it corrects it man!

@billykl2790 2 жыл бұрын

Your cat is gonna have fun with their new toy

@jannijp7 2 жыл бұрын

Love the diversity of the repairs lately ,👌 ...but could you please clean oder replace your table cover? 😅🙈

@sinister184 2 жыл бұрын

For what it’s worth, I’d rather see you venture into vintage console repair and maintenance than appliances.

@idko5452 2 жыл бұрын

Try easiest (if You didn't yet, bc it sometimes hapends to me, that easiest thing U can possibly imagine is wrong, and I'm trying for hours to fix something that's absolutely fine 😂) try continuity test on wires, mainly wires from motherboard to sensor board, if not, magnets still can be your problem, so after that I whould try to move everything from N.1 to N.2, I mean everything, even a vaccum motor, so You narrow it down to magnets only, if not, try swaping part by part, I mean You have 3 of them, You must take advantage of it 😂 Awsome video as always 😎 I like fact that You are challanging Yourself to repair other things like cameras, phones, laptops, that You never even seen before. Amazing 😇

@J0ermungand 2 жыл бұрын

I've repaired a bunch of robo vacuums and found that most often it is dirt clogging up the sensors. Especially on models where all the sensors (even the bumper) are some variation of optical sensors (eg the bumper is interrupting a light barrier when bumping into things). There's also the slight possibility that communication between the main board and the sensor board is somehow interrupted (actually unplugging it and starting the robot again should hopefully yield a different error code). It should also be able to tell if individual sensors aren't working, so unplugging those sensor cables should yield a different error code yet again (provided the communication betwen the boards is working).

@hyuravdg 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Just your patience to actually put them together everytime to test it... seems like a nightmare!

@teslameccano9046 2 жыл бұрын

Yes remember robot vacuum! Please do more

@professionalnoob3464 2 жыл бұрын

I might be wrong, but Error 31 is somehow connected to the lid sensor. Maybe try cleaning the pins to make better contact with lid or replacing that part...

@skeub30 2 жыл бұрын

you can also try to replace/update the firmware

@AllanAdamson 2 жыл бұрын

these are cool, I've been wanting to buy one, thanks for the video Tronics

@SLBPirex 2 жыл бұрын

Roborock sponsors your video and you repair Irobot's 🤣🤣🤣

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@szafranski81 2 жыл бұрын

That's because the Roborocs are all working fine and don't need fixing 😆

@SLBPirex 2 жыл бұрын

@@szafranski81 I thought the same 😂😂

@ttvobscure_gamer13 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up the amazing work fixing all of these electronics. They were destined for the bin but your bringing life back into them. Just a suggestion, but don't know, Mabye the actual cleaning button is at fault, it did say a few times about the button being stuck or mabye it was saying to hold it down to hard reset it, either way, that might count as a sensor as the button is um (capacitive touch I think, though not quite sure if that's the right term) so mabye the sensor on the button is thinking that it's being pressed or something like that.

@rogigor 2 жыл бұрын

Because of your channel I finally decided to by a soldering station and I'm trying to fix my kid's broken toys.

@mackjeez 2 жыл бұрын

According to what I've read from sers having the same issue, the company replaces Roomba's with error 31 without hassles.

@naxa_lite 2 жыл бұрын

9:20 Didn't know that Texas Instruments and iRobot are working together!

@Aman-786 2 жыл бұрын

Only Channel that isn't afraid of trying something different

@JamesTombs 2 жыл бұрын

I've got a Eufy 11S which would work fine but it's missing a tiny bit of plastic on one of the sensors. Eufy don't have spares of it and I can't find any damaged ones on ebay for a decent price to take apart. Really shouldn't be hard for them to provide a spare sensor cover.

@Senteri 2 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend let a robot vacuum drop down a floor down the staircase. It... kinda still works? However it became a lot more 'stupid' as if having brain damage. Also it can't lift itself up as efficient anymore, but it gets the job done. I sort of repaired it by pressing the plastic covers back into place.

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

Ha, ha...most of them have stair sensors. Yours must not have

@brandon_nope 2 жыл бұрын

Must be a super cheap one

@Senteri 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix It does, but it's a bit of a cheaper model. So when turning it on it starts moving a forward for a bit and then orientates itself. Just before it's orientation device it decided to just off itself. xD

@that1bushy 2 жыл бұрын

Please make more Roomba videos!!

@RAULTC 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@aidenc9770 2 жыл бұрын

did you try a hard reset after replacing mb?

@intoxicode 2 жыл бұрын

sounds like a faulty, frayed or pinched wire in the harness to the HeS

@lazywater8019 2 жыл бұрын

Hey tronics, quick question, did you go to college and if you did what class did you go into.

@delbyray1 2 жыл бұрын

So justva thought maybe it was going backwards because the bumper is pushed in all the time so it thinks it running into something so it goes backwards. Maybe the way it screws in

@number_9106 2 жыл бұрын

what about sensors that check for edges beneath the vacuum? Problem with them would explain why it is trying so desperately to back off.

@Jzwiz 2 жыл бұрын

Never actually looked at one of these up close. Always wondered how well they actually work

@TheWincent 2 жыл бұрын

the shotty roller might be an issue as there is too much resistance on the motor

@XLessThanZ 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea buying 3 of them to fix, as long as you can fix at least two, which you did. For certain electronic devices, I buy two. One for spare or spare parts. Shipping from Hawaii gets pricey, even to the US. Fixing my own stuff really helps.

@SimpleShaun80 2 жыл бұрын

Did you swap the battery? I have had a few Eufy robovacs with sensor errors that i fixed where the fault was a naff battery. Maybe swap that and see if it resolves.....

@Steve_be 2 жыл бұрын

Does the vacuum motor start up .

@beckykerr5829 2 жыл бұрын

This was a nice change ;)

@ChristianRoyUtah 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Would love to see some videos on Dyson vacuum!

@OverlandTrailer 2 жыл бұрын

You should nickname the good unit. My suggestion: Vlad the Inhaler

@CreeBreej 2 жыл бұрын

The infrared sensor on the very top that is used for navigation ?

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

As far as I know

@KiwiKoNZ 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had 3 vacuum robots cleaning my house! 🤔👍✨

@omarmox9745 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make video for repair a furby boom or furby connect

@alexatkinson1023 2 жыл бұрын

Looked like some damage on the roomba 2 roller; that big band of the roller without any ribbing through it.

@RageGamer15 2 жыл бұрын

For the unfixable one, the problem might be in the sensors?

@crimecity 2 жыл бұрын

great video lad keep up with the good work

@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@mattwinkler105 2 жыл бұрын

I think I would check the wiring see if you got a Break in the wiring harness

@davidfiacre1535 2 жыл бұрын

Great new video with vacuums now. Are you sure it's not a side brush issue ? At your first try, the side brush seemed stuck, maybe a motor issue ?

@IslamicTalksPodcast 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Maybe do a revisit video in the future?

@MrRahovart 2 жыл бұрын

Missing gloves Steve! Well done as always!

@nicolemarie3258 2 жыл бұрын

Can I ask you a question...Why does my xbox keep making a clicking noise, and freezing? Does it mean that it's broken? Thank you.

@vgamesx1 2 жыл бұрын

I've fixed just one robot, but I noticed if it has just one bad part, it will refuse to power on, mine had a bad side brush motor, I guess it noticed excessive current from it and shutdown, simply unplugging that motor allowed it to run perfectly fine.

@Xenthera 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a few of these used and they all had manufacturing defects and roomba said they’re just going to pitch them if i sent them in

@ryanb509 2 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that error 31 is an internal communications error. I wonder if it's bad wiring.

@ClassyJohn 2 жыл бұрын

ah, those are hall sensors, aka magnetic-field sensors. When the vacuum comes in contact with a wall, one of its "bumpers" should recline, moving the magnetic closer to the sensor. This should generate some type of interrupt signal to (possibly) a microcontroller, let it know that "hey, this side of my body is right next to the wall" and then it probably signals the wheels to spin in opposite directions which causes the body to rotate counterclockwise or clockwise rather than rolling forward).

@kirara4953 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! More variety fixes!

@Funvideohub5 2 жыл бұрын

Looked on google quick and says to just try and update the software ?

@whaleoilbeefhookedmain7672 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the content TF. Nice change from console's or Nerfguns 😆 Keep up the great work.. ✌

@TradieTrev 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine all the DNA of those suckers! I'd be wearing gloves if I had to repair them full time lol.

@seanmacdude 2 жыл бұрын

always interesting to see you fix new stuff

@ranjan996 2 жыл бұрын

Can you charge one of these without the base? If so am I right in saying 20v 2amps? I'm thinking clipping wires to the contacts just to check if this s9 works Thanks