Doesn't start. Have a new battery. Light tells me its charged but still doesn't start. Please help
617333
Will Try. Go to the I Robot website and down load the manual for the Scooba, it will have a trouble shooting section in there to find the problem. and hope that it is not "brain dead" where the computer brain is fried.
1634317
I'd do this: Buy a replacement battery and try it to see if it works. Eventually you'll need an extra battery anyhow. If it doesn't work, return the light. If it does work, keep it. The time spent returning the item over just a bad battery probably isn't worth the time and effort.
2195011
Is it possible the battery is not charged? The instructions suggest it is necessaryto discharge fully then recharge. It may be it came discharged, and must be on charge to be recognized, I bought an inexpensive battery and it lasted aboutthree days, then began indicating it should be replaced. The only other possibilitywould be an incorrect battery?Best regards,Sammy
66544
Are the batteries charged? If yes, and still won't turn on then you need to get it fixed. Sorry.
1268146
Makes sure batteries are in correctly, leave to charge overnight, if it's still not working, contact seller with the problem. If they don't satisfy the issue then contact Amazon and they will take care of a refund and return for you. Hope it's only a battery/charge issue. It's a great little light!
383232
I think there maybe a defective battery. Mine came partially charged and then charged it to have the green light come on
1383211
Check the charging light is on, if it is you may have got a dud! It should work
150716
Make sure the "on" switch is OFF when you plug it in to charge it, the red light will come ON if its charging. It wont charge if the switch is still "on", like I've done a couple times when I let it run out of power while I was watching it. I forgot to turn it "Off" and it didnt charge when I plugged it in to charge. If that doesnt work, then maybe your battery is defective and you could send it back if its under warrenty still.
437994
If I charge it, there are four indicator lights that come on. If it's completely empty, none will go on, but as it charges, it should build up from none to four (four lights on means it's fully charged). You may want to wait a while and see if one comes on, if not then I'd say it doesn't work...
1682571
hum, well if you have charged it, and put that pin in and a light click is heard its turned on. its possible it could be defective,i havent had a problem with mine. sorry i cant tell you anything more. oh or wait till dark and go out and put that little pin in hole and you should hear a light click and it should then come on.
648903
Mine worked fine right out of the box after ten or so cranks. You might try placing it in sunlight for twenty min or so to charge the battery. Make sure the little charging LED is lit when you do. If all else fails return it for a new one
1112911
Mine was fully charged but would not charge. Not sure if it was the battery or charger. Sent everything back for a refund. These knockoff lights are really hit or miss.
1436881
You must start the speaker first. You can also try it while charging, if this works, it means the battery is dead.
1232110
Sounds vaguely familiar. If you press the button, does the light turn on at all? Have you tried removing the batteries, waiting a few moments, then reinstalling the batteries? If it's the problem I think it is, I think it's the light's circuitry going into a protection mode. When you charge the light, do you plug the charger cable into power source, then plug the mini-USB plug into the light? Or do you connect the light to the cable first, then connect the cable to a power source? If the former, then I suggest switching to the latter to avoid the problem. I suspect it's an issue of the powered cable touching part of the light it shouldn't if you're not inserting it "cleanly" into the charging port, tripping a protection mode.
1912254
Make sure battery is charged. Slide bar on top to the left. If that does not start it, it is likely gone. Ours is several years old and still working.
604485
Let the battery charge for awhile then take out the battery. There should be a small dark button on the battery itself. When pressed a number of lights will come on on indicating how much charge it has. If this lights do not appear I would return the battery for a new one.
771604
There should be a little blue light that comes on on the bottom that let's you know that it's charging. If the light isn't coming on, but it's charging maybe it blew out? Otherwise, I'd contact the company. They're really approachable. :)