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| Scored an Omnibot 5402 (Coolest 80's toy ever!) Retro Goodness ! |
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| mike boss:
I remember back in the day my wealthy cousin had one of these. I've loved this toy since I was a kid. Always on the look out.....never quite able to track one down. Finally tho I did ! $80 near complete in box. Only thing missing is the charger. I'm looking for a 6VDC, 400mA with a negative center pin charger... tried eBay. Found similar specs, but nothing about the center pin. I've also found replacement batteries locally (Scarborough, Ontario Canada) for about $15. None currently in stock, but I hope to pick up 2 in the next week or so. Robot is in good shape, small crack on the dome & a small broken area on the arm that I can easily glue. All in all very happy with this lil guy. My son is in love with this guy....always wants to go downstairs and see the "robot." Once he sees it ripping around the basement I'm sure its game on! This toy rocks..it looks cool as f**k on display ! I haven't had much time to work on or play with the Omnibot. I'm still trying to track down a charger for it.... no luck yet ! I picked up a new battery the other day in Scarborough. I had been to the store a few times, but they were never in stock. Anyway I finally managed to get the battery. I didn't want to hack the old barrel connector off the old one. So I ordered some replacement ones off Ebay. I don't think I'd ever sell the Omnibot, but I still would like to keep it as original as possible. Anyway, I got the barrel connector and added some quick connects to it (pictured). Today I put 4 brand new AA batteries in the remote, but the remote is not working ! #$%^ !!!!!! --- This is something I won't be able to fix. I put the new battery in the Omnibot, and I got that electrical burn smell. The LED display worked, so I know the bot works....but that smell ! When I opened the bot to take out the battery it seemed like the wires were slightly melted. I have no idea why that may be. I'm kinda at a loss. |
| fallacy:
Real life 80's Miyubi! best VR 360 3d video story of a toy robot being turned on and off in the 80's. ! No longer available ! No longer available |
| nitrogen_widget:
dude! Put a pi in that! j/k are the battery amps similar between new and old? |
| lilshawn:
if that charger is to charge the shown sealed lead acid battery... 6 volt SLA batteries require 7.2 volts to charge. a 6 volt charger won't properly charge it... Are you sure that's what's spec'd? |
| mike boss:
The charger pictured is my buddies. It came with his omnibot. I don't have a charger yet. When I got the battery from the store I had the old one with me. They guys seemed very knowledgeable. He looked over the specs and gave me that battery pictured. I'd need to take a closer look at the details on both battery. But I'm pretty much certain the specs are the same... |
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