iRobot Virtual Wall Top Button

So I'm annoyed that the big button looking thing on the top of the iRobot Virtual Wall is not the power button. It looks like it should be, but it's just not. So I've got to go in and add a switch to the top of the virtual wall.

Step 1 Remove the top half

Get the gray lid off, and take all four of the screws out from the top.

Once the screws are out (keep them organized: they are different sizes), the white shell will slide off the battery casing and electronics. Watch that you don't catch the power cables which inexplicably cross the circuit board. Already at this point, I've found a number of unusual design decisions that I'm really hoping won't show up in the Roomba itself.

Comments

[pantalone]

What's the part number of that Dremel bit? Looks like one I'd like to add to my collection.

[nbagf]

then add a power button!

[ampeyro]

realy good, i dont know if yours have a power button, but the model i use haven't got it, just have to remove the bateries to turn it off

[argeela]

Great work, my Roomba's virtual wall doesn't have a power button at all! it senses the robot then it powers on if it comes across the beams.
Any one knows how to convert this from sensing to a regular power button? because I want to use it with iRobot Scooba but it won't power on.
My VW can be found here.

Thanks again for the instructions.

[lilpunk1302]

You should get a blog. And post this there.

It's not really an Instructible per-se.
It's nice to know what's inside of stuff, but your picture angles don't really show every detail(they all seem to be from the same general angle)

And there's no real instructions beyond "Remove screws from here and here"

P.S. You never explained how to make the button go on top.

[jkster107]

K, I finally got around to putting up the rest of the instructable. More to your liking, now? Have you made any mods to your virtual walls that would be worth showing?

[lilpunk1302]

Much better, I must say. I give you kudos for doing such a good remake. I don't have a roomba let alone a virtual wall, so no, I don't have any mods worth showing

[jkster107]

Yeah, I must have accidentally clicked publish before I really intended to. I've still got a bit of info to add on to this guy, but I generally agree, this hasn't really turn out to be as instructableish as I thought it might. If I get the power button on top, I'll republish it.