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354 of 364 found the following review helpful:
Try this before ordering a new battery Sep 10, 2006
By kensmiles
Your Roomba may be experiencing an issue where the battery is deeply discharged and may need to charge longer than the standard 2.5 hours. (or 6 hours if you have a standard charger)
If you have fully charged your Battery (the Roomba Power light is solid green) and it charging time was short (less than 20 minutes) and its run time was short (less than 20 minutes) you will need to do the following.
Reset the Roomba charging system. Do this by removing the Battery and holding down the "power" button for at least 5 seconds. Then reinstall the Battery.
Plug the Charger into Roomba (avoid using the Home Base if you have one so as to ensure the Roomba's charging cycle is not interrupted.)
Charge the Battery until the Roomba Power light is solid green and keep the Roomba on the Charger for an additional 72 hours (3 days). Note: Do not interrupt this charging cycle.
In Max mode, run the Roomba for one complete cycle without a Home Base present, to deplete the battery. Keep track of the runtime and if it has improved, repeat steps 3 and 4 a few times. If your Roomba does not have Max mode, run several Clean cycles until Roomba stops and plays the "dead battery" song.
41 of 43 found the following review helpful:
 Not an authentic iRobot brand battery Sep 02, 2009
By Scott A. Speakman
I just received this order and discovered that, despite the deceptive photo for the product description, this is a generic replacement and not an authentic iRobot brand battery. I have not yet tested it to see how well it performs; but I am quite upset with the deceptive product description. Now that I read the reviews others have written, I find several reviews that point out that this is a generic brand battery-- I wish I had read those more carefully before buying this battery.
There are several other companies selling aftermarket batteries for the Roomba on Amazon. I have no idea if they are better or worse than this one-- but several are cheaper and clearly identify themselves as aftermarket, 3rd party batteries. I decided to pay a little bit more for this battery because I thought I was getting an iRobot brand battery.
So, if you are considering buying this battery hopefully you read these reviews more carefully than I did and know ahead of time what you are getting for your money.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Really does hold a charge better than original. Mar 02, 2007
By nobaboon
"nobaboon"
The original was fine, but unimpressive, generally. My initial battery died pretty quickly, going from over an hour, to around 15 minutes, to under... anyway, after a few charges and discharges, this lasts considerably longer than the original.
It does what it's sold to do. Half the reviewers are rating Amazon's ability to ship the battery on time, somehow... mine arrived in 2 days (prime).
Good price, good product.
20 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Old Roomba revived from the dead Sep 30, 2005
By Les Paul
"Foolio"
I wasn't quite sure why my generation 2(?) Roomba would just shut down right after starting, but I suspected the rechargable battery. This battery works almost twice as good as the original one. 49.99< 279.99.... You know a brand new Roomba!
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Extend the life of your Original Roomba Sep 01, 2007
By Andy M.
"techno-geek"
Though a different color, this is indeed the proper replacement battery for original Roombas. If you are lucky enough to have one of these classic machines around in good mechanical condition, do not fret and buy this battery now. You will be amazed and how your little guy springs back to life. Though a bit pricey, this is far less than you'd spend on a new machine. Unless you really need the features introduced on the new units, buy this intead.
My unit went from barely being able to complete one room - and slowly, at that - to doing at least five rooms, each at top speed.
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