LUBA Winter Storage and Maintenance
To make sure your Luba will be in perfect condition for the next mowing season, please follow these instructions.
1. Preparation before winter storage
- Turn off all task schedules in Mammotion App.
- Charge the battery power of Luba to 40%-70%.
2. Remove the charging station
- Unplug the charging station.
- Loosen and remove the screws.
- Take away the charging station.
- When the next mowing season comes, install the charging station and relocate it in the App.
1. Take care of the RTK Reference Station
Scenario 3-1: Take care of RTK Station without removing it during the winter with plastic cover from Mammotion.
- Make sure the temperature during winter is higher than -20°C/-4°F.
- Unplug the RTK Reference Station power cable.
- Cover the RTK Station with plastic coverage.
Scenario 3-2: Take care of RTK Station without removing it during the winter with other covers like plastic bags.
- Make sure the temperature during winter is higher than -20°C/-4°F.
- Unplug the RTK Reference Station power cable.
- Hang RTK cable over the RTK Reference Station.
- Remove the black antenna.
- Place desiccant on RTK station to keep it dry.
- Cover the RTK Reference Station with plastic bags and tie the knots. Make sure the knot is below the RTK Station.
- If you do that and do not move the RTK Reference Station, you do not need to delete and re-create the task map when the next mow season comes.
Scenario 3-3: Take care of RTK Station by removing the RTK Station if it is installed on the wall.
- Unplug the power of the RTK Station.
- Remove RTK Station from the wall and mark the wall holes' position.
- When the next mowing season comes, install the RTK Station back to its original position.
Scenario 3-4: Take care of RTK Station by removing it if it is installed on pole and delete the map.
- Delete the map and remap it next year.
- Remove the RTK Station from the pole.
4. Clean Luba
Clean Luba’s outer shell:
- Make sure your Luba is right placed, the front bumper is steadily installed and the USB cover on the rear is tight.
- Make sure your Luba is powered off with the battery power of 40-70%.
- Clean Luba(the whole outer shell, wheels, chassis, etc.) with a wet towel or soft brush, you can wash Luba if you think it is too dirty.
- DO NOT turn Luba upside down and wash the bottom of Luba with a washer.
- Wait for 30 minutes till Luba is dry. Ensure that Luba is placed on the ground in its normal orientation and not upside down.
Clean Luba’s underside:
- Prepare the tools: protective gloves, brush, and screwdriver.
- Remove the security key of Luba.
- Turn Luba upside down and use the screwdriver to loosen the blade screw.
Note: please wear protective gloves. - Use the brush to clean the blade and the cutting plate.
- Use the screwdriver to tighten the blade screw.
- Hold still the cutting plate and use the screwdriver to loosen the cutting plate screws.
- Use the brush to clean the bottom of Luba.
Note: Please don’t use sharp objects to clean the bottom of Luba. - After finishing the cleaning, install the cutting plate.
- Remove the front bumper and clean the front bumper connection hole and the metal axles.
- Clean the rear charging area of Luba.
- Clean the front bumper and the joint of the front bumper carefully.
- You can add anti-rust lubricant on the joint part.
Note: DO NOT USE chemical agent on any part of Luba except for the joint part, especially the metal contact part.
5. Clean the charging station & RTK Reference Station
- Clean RTK Reference Station: Use a towel to clean the RTK Reference Station and remove the black antenna.
- Clean the charging station: Use a brush and towel to clean the charging station, especially the IR part, the charging pin, and the interface.
- Also, need to clean the bottom of the charging station.
6. Winter storage
- Pack Luba, charging station, RTK Reference Station, cable, adapter, and other accessories in their original packages.
- Please store the package with Luba and accessories in a dry condition with -10-25℃/14-77°F.
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