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by lpetrov
April 14th, 2015, 11:48 am
Forum: iRobot Roomba and Scooba Chat
Topic: Roomba 560 Dead
Replies: 4
Views: 1401

Re: Roomba 560 Dead

Thanks, Gordon. I found this thread late last night. Measured resistance across the resistor and it measures 1.3 Ohms, which seems correct (too late and too tired, forgot to update the post). Also found a page that suggests that the chrystal on the board is prone to failure, but this seems to be dif...
by lpetrov
April 14th, 2015, 11:43 am
Forum: iRobot Roomba and Scooba Chat
Topic: Roomba 560 Dead
Replies: 4
Views: 1401

Re: Roomba 560 Dead

Sounds like a dead motherboard. Sometimes there are visually blown components (I've seen components blown clean off the board), but not always. In all likelihood, the effort, time and cost to get it diagnosed is going to outweigh the cost of getting a replacement on eBay... (-8 Thanks, Brett. I hav...
by lpetrov
April 14th, 2015, 1:05 am
Forum: iRobot Roomba and Scooba Chat
Topic: Roomba 560 Dead
Replies: 4
Views: 1401

Roomba 560 Dead

Our Roomba 560 is dead. Here are the details: - dead means no lights, no sound - when charging, when not charging, and no response to button presses (I have tried the "Reset" procedure, the 10 second Dock+Spot hold) - I removed the battery, DMM showed about 2V. Charged the battery manually...