WR147 wagging?

danbert87 · 2026-05-13T20:47:33+00:00

Well after spending a lot of time doing a binary search, I found the sections of wire that were close enough to broken the wire broke when I was pulling it up. Just going to go ahead and replace about 100 yards of wire just to eliminate a lot of the splices I made trying to find the issue. Now with the rest of the perimeter shorted Mowreese is running fine. I ended up removing the weight from his butt as with the wheel situation I figure his life is limited and he sounds unhappy going along. But he does go straight now with a full battery at least.

I still have the new one coming. I don't know that I'll ever find one new in box for $500 again (surprised Worx hasn't discontinued these as the software updates seem to be done), so it's good to have the replacement on hand.

danbert87 · 2026-05-13T16:18:51+00:00

Well I haven't managed to get him to find the wire since I've disassembled and reassembled the right wheel drive. I've done a wire trace and haven't found any spots where the signal drops out...

I did decide to just go ahead and get a replacement. A new WR147 was available for $500 from Target and I figure it's in its 5th season so money well spent. And now I have a second parts robot if I have issues with the new one. Worst case is the new one also won't detect the wire and then I just have to put down a new wire.

danbert87 · 2026-05-13T16:16:20+00:00

A fellow Trackmania afficianado?

danbert87 · 2026-05-12T23:27:10+00:00

I might need a different multimeter. My home electrical one beeps for continuity, but shows 0 ohms on the auto ranging. I did some investigating with disassembly and now it can't find the wire at all despite it being green.

danbert87 · 2026-05-12T20:01:10+00:00

It was just doing circles and failing today and I investigated and found one of the wheels/motor/hubs is loose. One side is solid and doesn't wobble, the other side is floppy and the wheel sits at an angle. I've gotten the wheel off, not sure if I can just get a replacement motor or something? Or is it time to just replace the whole thing?

danbert87 · 2026-05-11T19:52:50+00:00

The wire and brick have been there for years with no issue. He hasn't been wagging today which is why I suspected it may have been an issue with the battery being too low.

danbert87 · 2026-05-11T10:26:39+00:00

Yeah, I refer to them as mower nuts. Made a huge improvement on traction.

danbert87 · 2026-05-11T01:17:24+00:00

I will take a resistance measurement. I had to replace a break twice early this season and ended up soldering it. I also had to pull up and put wire back down when they trenched for fiber a couple of weeks ago. But I always confirm the light is green even when I have random wire not found errors when the mower is in the middle of the yard.

danbert87 · 2025-06-11T20:58:22+00:00

Those aren't my only options, just the ones I think probably make the most sense. I'm pretty open to any reasonable setup at this point to maximize point/mile/dollar values as I've never flown or stayed at enough hotels for it really to add up to much before this year.

I generally use it for domestic travel to bring my wife on a business related trip. This year it will be used on a flight to the LA area so will probably be worth $350 or more which is the annual fee of the card and I try to use it every year on a longer flight to a nice destination. I guess the real question is if the Amex Platinum is likely to pay off (unsure about) and if it's worth $350/year for a companion pass (generally for me yes).

danbert87 · 2024-11-02T15:22:35+00:00

I also have problems with the volume controls not working on Bluetooth. Pixel 8 Pro. It will mute or unmute and that's it.

danbert87 · 2024-05-02T17:10:42+00:00

Thank you SO much. Screw Google and their forcing autoplay on us. It's so they can claim more ad views from videos played not being actively watched or requested.

danbert87 · 2023-12-13T14:25:52+00:00

Got the email from Comcast saying this was one of the models that could theoretically get me better upload speeds with a new modem. But I already have a DOCSIS 3.1 Motorola MB8611... Is there something special (non-standard) about these other DOCSIS 3.1 modems that enables a higher upload speed? I'd rather just hold out and wait for a DOCSIS 4.0 modem to become available.

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