Re: Husqvarna 450X Automower.
Coxy 2
To my great anguish and dismay, Coxy 'died' recently. Aged 4.5 years. RIP.
Electronics beyond repair, caused by moisture ingress and consequential damage.
So Coxy2 is now on the job. (23 Mar 2018) He's a 450X model. His forerunner here was model 265ACX.
Smaller, lighter, three instead of five blades, reduced blade disc diameter so a reducing cutting width (310mm down to 240mm), less transformer-to-charging-station cable length, but - despite that - he's doubtless a technological advancement.
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Oh! That's right. It's got LED strip headlights!
Really?!
At least the existing boundary wires did not need replacing. And the price is unchanged from 4.5 years ago! No cable, pegs jointers or the like supplied, so that likely explains why!
You want wheels with that? Mag wheels, at that! (Well, coloured, anyway)
The existing mains-transformer-to-charging-station cable and transformer were not interchangeable. A great piece of built-in obsolescence. And the battery packs are different! Having just bought new ones for the 265ACX a few months ago, that's not great news.
But Coxy2 has a few significant software changes. Among them is spiral cutting mode and GPS mowing location data management. Supposedly, that means the guide wires are redundant. He's been set to work 24 / 7 for three days, to get his grass / GPS / star fix sorted.
Looking out the window, after dark, one has to wonder at the sight of this illuminated, mini-digital-dinosaur gobbling away at the grass.
The manual that came with it was rather brief. A proper, full operator's manual had to be downloaded via the Internet. All 100 pages of it.
More later, as I learn more. Literally.