| After another season of mowing you've put your | | | | give it that extra special attention. It is amazing how |
| Robomower robotic lawn mower in the garage for | | | | many people all want their Robomowers fixed in April. |
| the winter. No need to worry about it until spring, | | | | Not a good time to be without your mower. |
| right? Wrong! That could cost you a pretty penny! | | | | Perimeter switches are not waterproof or meant for |
| First, the battery needs to be charged for one day | | | | cold temperatures so bring them inside. When the |
| every other month, if not the battery will deteriorate | | | | snow melts or frost builds up on the circuit board one |
| very rapidly. That will be very costly come the first | | | | thing is for sure, a Robomower dealer is going to be |
| mowing and you get a very short cutting session. | | | | smiling. |
| Lead acid batteries are finicky. They can't be left on | | | | The docking station needs to be brought inside as |
| the charger full time and they can't be left alone all | | | | well. There is a circuit board inside the gray shield |
| winter to drain. There are plenty of websites that | | | | that is not waterproof or designed to withstand cold |
| cover the intricacies of lead acid batteries so I will | | | | temperatures. |
| skip the details. Suffice it to say that charging the | | | | Check the blades. Winter is the best time to get a |
| batteries once a day-for only a day- every other | | | | new set of blades. In the spring everybody and their |
| month will extend the life of the battery considerably. | | | | brother is ordering parts, it is not unusual for the |
| Make sure the Robomower is standing on its wheels | | | | distributor to run out or ration them to the dealers. |
| and not on the bumpers! If left for a long time the | | | | Blades make nice Christmas presents, even in |
| bumper contacts can stick together, not a cheap | | | | January. |
| proposition. | | | | Some sites may even have winter specials. One thing |
| Is there a grinding sound in the drive train? If so the | | | | you can count on is pricing aren't going to be going |
| gear case may be ready to give out. Why wait until | | | | down in the spring. |
| spring or hope that it will make it a little while longer? | | | | A little forethought this winter can save you time, |
| Beat the crowd and get it fixed it before mowing | | | | money, and headaches this mowing season. |
| season. This time of year, the servicing dealer will | | | | |