What are you planning to do with your new I-cybie, altwolf? Can you post some images?

i realize this is a little late but at least it is here if someone needs it:

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http://www.3deshop.com/iCybie.html This site has them listed.
Freddy

The Sino American AC Adaptor that comes with the older Tiger/Silverlit I-Cybies is 15VDC, 300 mA, 60 hz, 9W charger. Although the Adaptor connector fits the 3 prong battery used by the robot, the battery is charged like most other batteries using only two prongs. Consequently pretty much any two prong wall wart that meet the power requirements will do. You'll just have to change the connectors to match. If you have to build a battery pack--and you'll probably will have to eventually, all you need to do is get 2 female 3 prong battery connectors and 1 matching male connector--you can google it on the web but some old computer towers will have a set of connectors you can use. One female connector will be for the charger, the other will be used for the robot. The male connector will be used for the battery (see battery wire diagram). All you have to do is make sure the 2 joining connectors are small enough to fit in the battery compartment (with the battery of course). In fact you can probably purchase better connectors than the ones offered with the standard I-Cybie. Now if you have the Walk Up Charger--things are different because it was made to link with the standard 3 prong connector--but then you can modify it too.

hi kimmee,
i bet one of these two options will help:
1 replace the whole batterypack, imagine the cybie was made around year 2000 incl the batterys.

2 on the back near its tail is a lill pinhole, to reset it. stick in a needle or tiny sharp thingy.

hope it works

Thank you Halriasa for your feedback. The battery is good believe it or not so I know it's not problem.

Thank you Freddy and I believe you've nailed it for me. Is this an easy fix or should I find someone familiar to replace them? Please advise.

Hi Kimmee, you could do it yourself like I did just keep track of how everything and how it is put together. I would make a video and pictures of how the legs attach, it's a tight fit. You will need one gear for each leg and I would check the good legs for the exact placement of the gears on the shaft. And like I said, the ones I bouht were a bit big fit so I added solder to the shaftand solderd the ends so it would hold tight.

I have seen in link that there are some pictures and information about robot. I can not understand that what you want to say from that links? Can you like to tell me my question's answer?

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Sorry about your daughter--it must have been a big let down. I-Cybies are complex little toys and are difficult to diagnose. Because they are discontinued there are few who know how to tackle problems that occur. Almost everyone that owns them and uses them will have to become an expert in diagnosis and repair to keep them going. But if you are handy with a soldering gun you can handle quite a few issues that occur yourself. F

irst--if the legs are loose--that is, they rotate freely without the click of a clutch, then you can suspect a broken gear (this does not include head left/right rotation however--it should rotate freely unclutched). Since your robot can assume a splayed position we can almost certainly rule out a broken gear.

What exactly does the robot do when you plug in the battery and close the battery compartment door? The red/green flashing eyes signify a protection fault--usually caused by an appendage that cannot reach a designated position. H

ow long does it take for the eyes to flash after the door is closed? Are there any sounds--no matter how slight, coming from the robot before it assumes the splayed position?

Is the robot posture symetrical when the fault appears? Sometimes I-Cybie will try to move before a fault occurs. A good eye can isolate which limb triggers a protection fault by its position--it may not be symetrical with the complimentary limb in the final splay posture.

Again, since the robot drops to the splayed position we can almost rule out the shoulder and hip rotators triggering the fault. What is left is the head/neck assembly, the outer shoulder joints and the lower limbs--the tail never triggers a fault.

Cutting to the chase--in my experience it is probably a lower limb wire that is broken that is causing the fault--but if you answer the questions you can further define the problem and maybe we can offer better help. Also--if someone on this forum would be so kind as to post a video of an unimpaired boot sequence we can make a comparison from that as to what your robot should be doing when it starts up.

nice to find some recent activity..
I picked up a Icybie for 5$ at a Goodwill type store not knowing what it was. I had planned to salvage parts and lights and such for making some toy to take to Burning man.. I did not get a battery or remote... 3 times was the charm, today, 2 weeks later I found the remote in the area where they put all the tv and vcr remotes for .50$
I see where I can order a batt from the UK. I also see where I can get 2 6v packs for 12$ and hack them myself.. I want this fast so I Have picked up some 4 pin connectors at the shack and took the male to batteries plus.. the guys is not sure his lead tech can do this? something about making battery packs for projects....not sure if this relates to plane crashes , or liability or 9/11? What voltage will I want the homemade charger to be. 12.6V?
I have a 12v 200ma wall wart would this work ok for 3-4 hours.
Anyway I am excited to see if this poweres up and tuns ok.

Hi, with the connector and skin you can DIY http://www.ebay.com/itm/290535051997?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m...

Freddy

Hello Charles, I fixed a couple of icybies with 9T metal gears.. The ones I used are linked in this post http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13388/I-cybie-info-and-hacks/#54218 pretty cheap, like $3 for 4.
They were a bit big in the hole so I had to add a layer of solder to the rod just where the gear originally sits, then slide the gear on to the exact placement then heat up the solder to make it stick. There are someplastic 9T push on gears on ebay.. My metal gear fix has not failed so I think it will stand the test of time.
FA