Turtlebot 3 WafflePi not turning on

Hello,

I have Turtlebot 3 WafflePi with OpenManipulator-X connected. It was working fine for a few months, but recently it started shutting down immediately after the green power light goes on. I assumed the battery was dead and went to charge it, but the charger was acting like the battery was full.

After re-connecting the battery a few times and more attempts at charging, I got two new batteries and charged them both. Plugged them one at a time into Turtlebot and it was not even starting momentarily.

Can you suggest some steps for further troubleshooting?

Maybe I could try direct 12V power into the barrel connector? In that case can you tell me what type of connector it is, because it doesn’t fit the barrel ends I have in the lab. We have a policy where we can only use standard hardware so I can’t get a power adapter or cable from Robotis.

What if I try direct 5V power into the Raspberry Pi?

Do you think that a loose connection on OpenCR could be causing it? Any connections I should check?

Thank you!

Is your OpenCR turning on when powered from USB?

If that’s the case, then it sounds like the fuse for the battery input (visible on the back of the OpenCR, next to the barrel jack) has been tripped and needs replacing.

Perfect, thanks! OpenCR indeed powers on via USB. I will look for the fuse.

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