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IRobot will stop after few seconds ..

Dear Sir,
After fully charged, my IRobot will still stop after running for from few
seconds to 1-2 mins. It stops and the power light is flashing..
I need to remove the battery and put it back in, then it will be able
to restart.
Could you tell me what going on with my Roomba ??
Thank you very much

Eric.
I have a Roomba 4230. I put it in the charger it seems to be charging, then when the green light reflects is fully charge I put it to work and then in a few seconds it stops and the red light is flashing as it don't has any gharge. I tried by putting in the base again, but it continue with the problem.

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HI,

The problem is with the battery you will need to buy a new one.

Please let me know if there is anything else i can help you with.

Goodluck..

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Hi,

How old is the unit? It looks like the battery needs to be replaced.

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