My robot will only work with I put very near a light. Something is wrong. Any suggestions? When robot is within 1 mm of light everything seems fine.
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It is recommended to buy Lego flagship or EV3, very regret I bought two OWI 14-in-1 Solar Robot, the first choice of Lego toys
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It is "Solar" powered, and the sun is the equivalent of a high wattage light bulb. If you used a florescent, LED or any bulb less than 100 WATT, it will not work very well. It will function great near a high wattage bulb or in the sun.
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OWI 14-in-1 Solar Robot is intended for operation in sunlight. Solar means energy from the Sun. Otherwise, you will need a very bright artificial light source. Please let me know if this information solves your problem. I hope that this information was helpful. If this information still doesn't solve your problem, then there may be some other problem that isn't apparent to me from your message. Have a great day. Troy
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Make sure the arrows on power adapter connector and the light strip are lined up. Also hit some other buttons on the remote. Could be a damaged sensor.
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Hi. This is Isabelle. My son finally got home and he dug out the robot and manual. He hadn't played with it since his grandson moved to New York! Here's the sequence of commands he gave me: hit the ON button, hit right arrow, hit enter, right arrow, enter,enter, record, (input what ever speech you want), hit save, (red light flashes), hit enter. That should do it. If it doesn't work, let me know.
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sorry friend...yours is broken or you dont have the laser turned on...youcan turn the laser function on or off...look for that maybe... hope that helped
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Check your connections. I have found that these lights are finicky. The slightest movement (like replacing a bulb) affects the connections. Play with the connections when on and you'll find they work.
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I thought the same thing but i realized there was a blue sticker over the light. Try taking the sticker off and it should work
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I'd like to help very much but I'm not as computer savvy as you would hope!! However I do know this mouse is a crappy thing, it has a mind of it's own & will work if it wants to & won't!! Try another mouse to see if you get the same problem, the mouse I have also had the lights on but yet nobody was home!! Try another mouse from a friend if you don't have one & the best I can tell you is to buy another mouse that's value is $15. or more 7 it doesn't come from any part of Asia!!! Good luck & sorry you have the same bad luck I did!!!
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I would send it back. I have had mine for some time and have had no issues with mine. Sounds like a bad light sensor. Good luck.
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Mine worked fine. If you don't see a light inside the unit when you plug it in, either the unit is defective or it not connected properly.
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Mine worked fine, but it sounds like you have a defect remote. I would suggest contacting the vendor. They will probably just send you a new one.
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Josie, I have installed two of these kits. One in my master bedroom, the other above my staircase and both work without issue. I did have a problem that is difficult for me to remember(it's been a long time since the install) that involved the light, it wouldn't operate. The issue turned out to be a wiring cross because I misread the directions, it was resolved when the wiring issue was corrected. Your problem sounds like it might be an issue with two light switches in the room. If you only have one switch in the room then I would recheck the wiring or return the unit affected by the switch.
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I know of no fix other than trying to reposition or redirect the light do it doesn't pick up the vehicles. I have had great experiences with these lights, but I use them indoors where an occasional unwanted illumination is not a concern.
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Distance is subject to obstructions. It took a great deal of position testing to get locations that worked. I spent hours trying to find locations for two lights and sensors with little success. I wanted to have either sensor turn on both lights, never succeded. So I tried setting each light and sensor independantly, had little success with that. Contacted customer service twice and they were no help. Finally settled on each sensor activating one light BUT they would only work in test mode! Could not get them to work on any of the timed mode settings. The typical problem was that they MIGHT turn on but would NOT turn off reliably. Would I buy these again! No. Wired systems are much more reliable. Distance is subject to obstructions. It took a great deal of position testing to get locations that worked. I spent hours trying to find locations for two lights and sensors with little success. I wanted to have either sensor turn on both lights, never succeded. So I tried setting each light and sensor independantly, had little success with that. Contacted customer service twice and they were no help. Finally settled on each sensor activating one light BUT they would only work in test mode! Could not get them to work on any of the timed mode settings. The typical problem was that they MIGHT... » Read More Distance is subject to obstructions. It took a great deal of position testing to get locations that worked. I spent hours trying to find locations for two lights and sensors with little success. I wanted to have either sensor turn on both lights, never succeded. So I tried setting each light and sensor independantly, had little success with that. Contacted customer service twice and they were no help. Finally settled on each sensor activating one light BUT they would only work in test mode! Could not get them to work on any of the timed mode settings. The typical problem was that they MIGHT turn on but would NOT turn off reliably. Would I buy these again! No. Wired systems are much more reliable. « Show Less
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this is a different model than I have. I would imagine you could look up the specs on the powerbot website? or try holding the button down for a few seconds longer.
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Sure did. All of the clicking drive me nuts. I thing I have mine set at 5% tolerance and it fixed it. Going to have to find your own mix that works for your environment. It will pick up even the slightest light from like oven clocks to neighbors lights outside. It sees it all. My buddy had to leave his ir off and just use an external ir light. Good luck.
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The sensors should have enough light for them to work. Probably the place where you plugged in you lights don't have enough light for the sensors to work.
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I have found a few things. 1) There are two batteries in my remote, the Next Gen battery and one you add. Both must be COMPLETELY good. If the added AA battery is 90%, that's good enough for a flashlight, but not for the Next Gen to work. I don't use cheap AA batteries any more, I buy the better ones. 2) Interference. I have my wireless router near the Next Gen base. If 3 kids are playing WOW, Toon Town, etc., hitting the wireless network hard, maybe one of 3 of the remote keypresses gets through. I would guess other typical wi-fi interference, microwave ovens, etc. would cause similar problems. I don't know if this is your problem, but it's my experience.