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Does it make any noise when he tries to move it? When he's switch off, does the arm seem to move more freely than the other one?
I recently bought a robopanda and one of its arms work perfectly but the other one only moves in and out,not up and down...I think somebody at my house sat on it...
anyways, does anybody know what might be wrong with it????
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January 14, 2008 2:54 PM
January 14, 2008 3:45 PM
No it doesn't make any noise, and when he is turned off it just hangs limply, as opposed to staying in position like the other arm.
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January 15, 2008 3:52 PM
PLEASE, ANYBODY ON THE SITE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!
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January 15, 2008 4:04 PM
Not sure you'll get much product specific internals help, here.
I haven't seen any posts that our normal vivisectionists have cracked a Panda open yet.
....and please don't shout. (The all CAPS THING.)
Nocturnal's general questions, and your answer, seems to me to indicate a busted linkage inside.
The way I see it, you can
- sit tight and hope somebody opens theirs up and tells you what may be wrong with yours
- contact WowWee Customer Service or the store you bought it at for a replacement
- jump in with a screwdriver and a prayer, and be the first to glimpse and share Panda guts.
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January 15, 2008 10:46 PM
I have the photo's from my explorations, I just haven't really put them together properly.
You can see some of the photos here, I just have finished uploading them all, or titled them properly
January 16, 2008 11:16 AM
MrScott said: Not sure you'll get much product specific internals help, here. I haven't seen any posts that our normal vivisectionists have cracked a Panda open yet. ....and please don't shout. (The all CAPS THING.) Nocturnal's general questions, and your answer, seems to me to indicate a busted linkage inside. The way I see it, you can
- sit tight and hope somebody opens theirs up and tells you what may be wrong with yours
- contact WowWee Customer Service or the store you bought it at for a replacement
- jump in with a screwdriver and a prayer, and be the first to glimpse and share Panda guts.
Sorry for shouting but i really need help on this.
and thanks for trying to help.
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January 16, 2008 2:35 PM
im not a robopanda expert but is it possible that the batteries in one of the legs need changing
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January 16, 2008 10:14 PM
No, the problem is specific to a single joint. If it were flat batteries, there would be more.
January 17, 2008 11:12 AM
I don't know if i should open it up or not i'm afraid i might make the problem worse if i do.
thanks for trying to help nocturnal, but i dont think that your pictures helped that much.
As earlier mentioned the arm only moves out sideways and not up and down.
i'm thinking it could be some joint disconnection.
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January 17, 2008 11:24 AM
That's the thing about surgery. Sometimes the patient dies.
Anybody who has experienced the unexpected "sproing" of parts flying out of a half opened case knows that things can go from bad to worse in an instant. That's one reason why I dissasemble in a non-cluttered workspace, and document what came from where, as I go.
Now that we know Nocturnal has crossed the line without causing pandemonium or panda-cide, perhaps he can share any "Aha!" experiences related to getting the case open without losing any function. Things like hidden screws, tabs and slots, parts that come loose when the case is split, etcetera.
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January 17, 2008 11:26 AM
I didn't really think the photo's would be much help. The ones up there don't show a lot of detail of the arm linkage, I'm going to have go back through the photo's I took and see if there are any in there. Opening it up is not to difficult, you just have to be careful of the wires going to the touch sensors.
January 17, 2008 12:53 PM
That's okay, maybe i'll get a professionals help, such as my dad he can fix just about any thing.
Peace Out,
until we meet again...
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January 25, 2008 2:50 PM
What?!
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January 25, 2008 2:56 PM
Sprechen sie phonetics?
I think the question asked is "Is it stripped?", as in are the gears stripped so that the motor cannot make the arm move.
That's just a guess, though. There might be some new slang term.
"Shoot! That thang is strip-tee!"
Did you ever get some help taking a peek inside the panda? It might be an easy fix, and it might be a horrible mortal wound.
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January 25, 2008 3:07 PM
Hey, if you are worrying about the risk of opening your little panda friend then if you sill have warranty then just return it to the store of purchase.
The Revolution will never end! :P
February 1, 2008 1:27 PM
Just return it. I returned a defective Robosapien, that I broke once for a new one. Its your best bet!
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July 13, 2008 5:50 AM
in as diforent thead you said that the arm is allmost off and you were wonting to get rid of it????? if so i would like to have it my babby brother stoll mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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