What is the best way to alternate 2 batteries? I thought one was low, so ordered a second. It was the Scooba, the first battery is still good.
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I keep on in the scooba plugged in and the second one is plugged in on it's on charger. That way I always start with 2 full batteries.
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I am not sure it is the best arrangement.But I will charge both the batteries; one on Thursday night and the other from Friday morning.I will run the Scooba in 3 areas on Saturday. One battery can cover two of my areas but I have to wash up in between.The other battery will cover the 3rd area. My cleaning is only on Saturdays.
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U need to buy the extra off line charger so can charge both batteries. And if you floor space is big you clean with both batteries without waiting.
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Let's call them A and B batteries. I start with A and B fully charged. I use A until it discharges and Scooba stops. I then put B in to finish cleaning. Then after cleaning Scooba, I remove B and re charge A. I then take A out and Scooba sits with no battery until next cleaning for which I insert B and follow the same procedure. I believe leaving a battery in Scooba will drain it eventually whereas, battery left out of Scooba will hold charge longer.Hope this helps.
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Neither. This battery isn't programmed like the other batteries. When you pop it in it will say cannot communicate with battery(you click ok) and start using it. Then after a long time, the battery will die and you dont know when. But they give 2 batteries and i think its a good trade instead of spending 200$ on the name brand.
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Going by the comment section I ordered 3 batt. The reason for doing this was to have an extra battery because I was going to be away from any charging source for 3-4 days. Two of the battries were good the other one loses it's charge quickly.
2123202
Battery is getting low. Replace with an A23 size battery. The stock batteries don't seem to last that long.
64643
Let the kids run it all the way down then charge it again overnight. Gets a "memory" from partial charges. If no help, new batts are 55 dollars at your local "scooter" (as in HoverRound") store.Need a new batt every 2 years or so. And yes, you have to solder the terminals on the new battery.
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I have not timed it, but I have not had my battery run out on me yet. Unless you have a great price on a second battery, why not give it a try with just the one and see if you in fact do not need the second.
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Both ,Jonathan. The first one was replaced, and I was offered my money returned. I elected to also purchase a new battery from another company, and am using that one currently.
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On my first roomba the charger went out after about 6 months and wouldn't charge the battery. The replacement (curtosity of the in-store replacement warrenty) lasted a while longer, but not it won't hold a charge. After extensive searching and some luck, I've found that I need a software upgrade that I've been trying to get for about 6 weeks. They seem determined to make me try every other possible solution before they will send the software upgrade module. My advice would be to go ahead and throw it away now and save yourself the time, energy, and fustration. The battery should not be thrown away though. Many places recycle them. Check cell phone stores, Home Depot, and the like. I'm not an envirometalist, but the stuff in the batteries is pretty nasty.
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We still have not had to replace batteries yet. My wife played with just 4 cubes until we got a replacement for the cube that came out of the box with a dead battery. We got a replacement for the dead battery around 1 Jan, and she has been playing with all 5 cubes since. We are still using the original batteries, but I have no clue how many actual hours of playing time.Has anybody tried the inexpensive batteries that are available on Amazon yet? (See 4 Jan post above.)ww
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I had to go onto the Roomba website to see which battery to order. I have two Roomba's and they took two different batteries.
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Yes, works quite well. I too was concerned about the lower mHa rating but was told by the manufacturer the lower rating would last longer. I can't attest to this as the OEM battery had about reached it's intended life and required frequent charging. I'd recommend you use this battery for the Scooba. By the way, my model says 5800 but according to the other response by Mr Nolan all Scooba models use a common battery.
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Here's a tip from a user that successfully replaced the battery for this unit.MediaBaron says:I had one of the older non-replaceable battery models. I was able to carefully tap a razor blade around the seam to separate the top and bottom half, replaced the batteries and put it back together using a hot glue gun so it could be easily be taken apart again. This far from an approved process but if you're going to throw it away anyway give it a shot. I gave it away to someone who's wife was going through chemo and bought the model with the replaceable battery before they were discontinued. It wasn't pretty after the hot glue but it worked. Here's a tip from a user that successfully replaced the battery for this unit.MediaBaron says:I had one of the older non-replaceable battery models. I was able to carefully tap a razor blade around the seam to separate the top and bottom half, replaced the batteries and put it back together using a hot glue gun so it could be easily be taken apart again. This far from an approved process but if you're going to throw it away anyway give it a shot. I gave it away to someone who's wife was going through chemo and bought the model with the replaceable battery before they were... » Read More Here's a tip from a user that successfully replaced the battery for this unit.MediaBaron says:I had one of the older non-replaceable battery models. I was able to carefully tap a razor blade around the seam to separate the top and bottom half, replaced the batteries and put it back together using a hot glue gun so it could be easily be taken apart again. This far from an approved process but if you're going to throw it away anyway give it a shot. I gave it away to someone who's wife was going through chemo and bought the model with the replaceable battery before they were discontinued. It wasn't pretty after the hot glue but it worked. « Show Less
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Yes, it is a second spare battery. Only one is an OEM battery, though. Both work fine.
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You know I went on vacation early November to PR and I have to say I survived ALL DAY on one battery. But, I don't use flash, and I don't chimp. I just shot jpg+raw, with a few short videos, under a minute. I would only charge the battery back at the hotel overnight. I was there three days, and returned with about 1300 images. No problems running out of juice.If I were to get another battery I would swap them out each charge. I would not let either the original battery, or the replacement sitting idle. I would run one down, then swap it out, let the worn battery charge...
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Yes I does. Though you might want to get a second battery. It has short run time.
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I see several comments stating it comes with two batteries. I ordered mine recently and it came with one. Did they switch to one battery recently or is mine missing one? The description also does not state that it comes with two batteries.
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Thank's for the post and advice. I already bought this item and have used it twice on the same charge. So far so good. Like it!!!