Retooling around Roomba

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I have a small hand held Aldi - one they sort of kept in stock for mail order. Ideal for small jobs and has lasted well.

[charles]

yes, to 18V

[Dave Liquorice]

Yes, USB3 plugs are not physically compatible with micro USB. But at least USB3 fits and works either way round.

[tabbypurr]

backup. Can anyone recommend a good quality lightweight vacuum cleaner

sorry to break it to you but that's a self contradiction. Decent vacs are not lightweight.

NT

[alan_m]

Or the lack of dust extraction and poor quality of any bags.

My recent DIY has resulted in generating some very fine dust and I'm quite impressed how my Henry, with HepaFlo bags, has managed to collect it without any noticeable effect on the following filters.

[alan_m]

But then you may end up with the equivalent of the SCART socket which was so bad in many ways.

[alan_m]

Many cars these days remove power to the axillary power sockets (cigar lighter etc.) after a short period after engine turn off. On my car the delay before turn off is 10 minutes.

[tabbypurr]

Yes, advance is stifled. But there's a major upside to a common connector in this case.

NT

[Dave Plowman (News)]

The main problem with SCART was the near rigid cable. Same really as some HDMI too.

SCARTS using ribbon cables were much better.

But a battery only has three terminals? Most have settled down to a design which is nearly common anyway now.

[gopalansampath]

This one is, and, pretty clever too! try in Amazon: ECOVACS DEEBOT N79T Robotics Vacuumer Clean 3-Stage Cleaning System smart use of AI and machine learning. Women hair pet hair and all hair removed!!

[tabbypurr]

lol :)

[Theo]

It turns out there are a lot of Chinese vacuums out there, and some of them are quite good. This guy has many many reviews of different vacuums. Here's the most recent roundup:

Theo (currently looking at a Moosoo K17, although dubious about parts availability)