Ticket number 132665. @Yarbo-Forum I was finishing up my mapping of the driveway with the snow blower on Yarbo. I was getting frustrated since the drive runs weren’t going as expected. As it was getting dark and my frustration level was increasing, I sent Yarbo to charge. He went on his merry way, found the docking station, docked, and began charging. Later that night, I was unable to connect to Yarbo through the network or through bluetooth. I went to the charging station where Yarbo was docked and smelled “electronics smoke”. Well that’s not good. Charging pad light was blue and there were no lights on Yarbo. I tried the power button to try and bring Yarbo to life to no avail. I created my ticket and sent some pictures to Yarbo Support. I pulled the battery and hit it with my meter and it read 34.29 volts. There was no signs of battery “expansion” or damage to the battery box or battery compartment. I didn’t really see any char marks for areas that looked smoked. It seems to smell worse towards the top of the core, but that just may be because smoke rises. This evening, I spent some time cleaning Yarbo’s power board hoping to find some indication of smoke or blown electronics. I don’t see any obvious charred marks or smoke trails. After cleaning the Power board, I do see this area of possible corrosion or water damage. Thoughts? [IMG_4646.HEIC] [IMG_4647.HEIC] I’m open to suggestions on where else to look for smoked components. So please make suggestions.

Its only a 5-ish hour drive to Bensenville….. Just sayin’

That’s what we just got. It was about an inch of wet heavy snow that started to freeze. Yarbo didn’t do all that well but neither did my Ariens. Ended up having to clear it manually. I’m not gonna blame Yarbo for this one.

Yeah that kind of snow is really only suitable for a plow.

Guess it’s time for me to take the plow out of the box…

@rcguymike ‘s maxi-Yarbo could handle it. :wink:

FedEx says Yarbo core replacement will be here Monday. We’ll see if that comes true.

That’s not bad at all. You’ll be back in business in no time!

Woo Hoo. Yarbo Core replacement travelled from Bensenville, IL to Carol Stream, IL. That’s like 14 whole miles. :partying_face:

Core smells like it let out the magic smoke

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@rcguymike ‘s maxi-Yarbo could handle it.

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Core smells like it let out the magic smoke

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