Not sure why the word
abuse is being used, rather than
use. The mowers are indeed
designed to run semi-continuously with frequency and number of hours dropping off
when the no-grass-growth, colder season is upon us. By colder, I mean frost in the
mornings, not grass-under-snow.
From the manual comes these typical set-up examples:
7. GARDEN EXAMPLE
Proposals for installation and settings
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Area: 3500 m 2.
Timer: Operating time of 17 hours per day.
Exit angles: 90 - 270 degreesー.
Follow loop out: Direction Guide 1, Distance
25 metres and Proportion 30%.
Search method: Irregular and Follow guide
wire in.
Delay: Guide 1 2 minutes, Guide 2 2 minutes
and boundary wire 99 minutes. Automower
is never permitted to follow the boundary wire.
Corridor width: Guide 1 6
The area given in that example is close to mine.
Here's another example from the manual:
Proposals for installation and settings
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Area: 4500 m 2.
Timer: Operating time of 24 hours per day.
Exit angles: 90 - 270 degrees.
Search method: Irregular and Follow guide
wire in.
Delay: Guide 1 2 minutes, Guide 2 2 minutes
and boundary wire 99 minutes. Automower
is never permitted to follow the boundary wire.
Corridor width: 19.
There you have a 24/7 running regime recommended by the maker.
I can't imagine the dealer being thrilled about all these problems.
Especially as he'd mentioned that he'd installed a smaller model
for his dad, a few weeks back. :confused2: