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Post by sparkpikachu on Dec 27, 2018 18:42:57 GMT -7
Hi,
If anyone is able, I need help with a Grubby. He animates perfectly with fresh batteries and the animation cord plugged in properly. The problem is the sound. The animation coding blares so loudly over the tape that I can hardly hear the story. Fiddling with the cord got the sound working but with very brief animation. Might the cord be the problem, or is it something to do with Grubby himself? Thanks for your help.
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Post by illiopmom on Dec 27, 2018 19:07:06 GMT -7
Hi, If anyone is able, I need help with a Grubby. He animates perfectly with fresh batteries and the animation cord plugged in properly. The problem is the sound. The animation coding blares so loudly over the tape that I can hardly hear the story. Fiddling with the cord got the sound working but with very brief animation. Might the cord be the problem, or is it something to do with Grubby himself? Thanks for your help. It's probably the cord going.
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Post by late2theparty on Jan 2, 2019 6:09:15 GMT -7
Both per advice from Dr. Eeyore and from my own experience in working on Grubby, a common problem seems to be found with the socket. Internally the socket in Grubby is identical to Teddy's (Dr. Eeyore's website has a photo of that) with the spring finger contacts and 4 wire connections, and seldom if ever presents problems with Teddy. Yet with Grubby it is not at unusual that the internal contacts get out of position. I've replaced a couple of those Grubby sockets successfully. And with care they can even be pulled apart and adjusted. Do not try to simply remove the socket from the battery case though. You really have to disassemble Grubby to work on the socket if that is the problem. But I'd warn-Taking one apart is difficult, and getting him back together properly even more difficult. I understand that back in the day the Grundo Hospital did not accept sick Grubbys. If you ever work on one, you'll understand why.
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Post by Wow Collector on Jan 22, 2019 14:43:42 GMT -7
Hello There! There are Numerous reasons that a Teddy Ruxpin might not be responsive like that, but theprimary reason for a problem like this is corrosion in the battery compartment. Other reasons might be that there's a fault in the tape player, the playback springmay be broken, etc.A good place to find troubleshooting tips for your WOW Characters would be Dr. Eeyore,at dreeyoreshospital.net/He gives various helpful advice on his webpage, and can even repair your toysif you are out of options. Good luck on your Teddy Ruxpins, sir!-The WOW Collector
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Post by illiopmom on Jan 22, 2019 15:35:39 GMT -7
I can definitely recommend Dr. Eeyore's advice, but not their repair service itself. It hasn't been very good these past years.
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Post by alexsmouse on Jul 6, 2019 19:14:35 GMT -7
Hello there, Alex!
It sounds like a piece of Teddy's Plastic mount for his servos are broken. I bought a second Teddy Ruxpin a year ago, and he also had this problem. However, the broken mount meant his mouth was completely detached from the head, and fell out constantly. My hypothesis is that either the back of his head is broken, or the snout only has a cracked plating. I can't be sure about this, so you might want to try massaging his snout to see if the problem ceases in the future. If a month passes and no progress seems to be made, I'm afraid you have no choice but to crack him open, as you will need to glue the plates back together If it turns out his face-plate is broken, please refer to some of the videos in the beginning of the thread.
If you ever need to fix the plate, I'd recommend removing the fur, foam, and face-plate as shown in the videos, but I would then remove the servos from the face. This can be accomplished by removing the springs located in the back of his head, then simply slide the servos out of the housing. Next, you will want to remove the plugs within his board (The ones which control his face, if you can pinpoint them). Then, slide the neck assembly from his body. This should make gluing the face-plate back onto his correct position much easier.
I need to note that when I mention the "Face-plate Housing", I'm not referring to the plate of plastic where Teddy s fur is glued over. I am referring to the square piece of plastic where the motors rest within the head.
Hopefully, this post might help you. Good luck!
-The WOW Collector I took the fur off of him an his snout was glued to the faceplate and the servo peice was broken off
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Post by sparkpikachu on Nov 19, 2020 19:21:46 GMT -7
Hi,
I'm having a problem with my Mother Goose. She got knocked over and fell about two feet to the floor. I turned her on and replaced the batteries but nothing happened. Okay, maybe something got unplugged. Wel, my dad and I opened up her panel and tested with a meter. Everything has power. The unusual thing is that there was a loose spring inside her but we don't know where it goes. This thing isn't much bigger than Mother Goose's screws. It also has a completely straight end. There's a rod beside the tape deck that it fits onto but it keeps falling off. Can somebody help me, please? Thanks.
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Post by Wow Collector on Nov 25, 2022 14:18:39 GMT -7
Hello, everybody.
Its been a hot minute since I've posted on this forum, but I've got something I need help with.
Recently, my Teddy Ruxpin has not been recognizing that he is plugged into Grubby. I ensure the animation cord is plugged in for both toys, yet the tape plays out as though Grubby wasn't plugged in. At first I thought it was an issue with my Grubby, but plugging in a replacement Grubby yielded no different results, so I suppose it's because of something breaking in Teddy's port.
I tested the animation cord on Mickey and Goofy, and they work like normal. I opened up my Ruxpin and I can't find any damaged wires or corrosion on the metal.
If somebody could please help me figure this out, I will be more than grateful.
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Post by lachlant1984 on Apr 2, 2023 4:37:59 GMT -7
Is there any advice on repairing a Backpack Toys Teddy? I just got one whose in really good shape but his bottom jaw seems to move only a little bit. His motor is also quite noisy and I think I hear clicking when his mouth moves. Is that normal? I've had a similar issue with my BackPack Toys Teddy, though the problem I had was caused by me being careless with it. You say the motor is noisy, that's quite a subjective thing to say, so it's hard to gauge whether the motor is noisier than it should be. The clicking noise you hear could be the mechanism that moves Teddy's mouth, it could be that a belt or pully or something it out of place, the clicking could also be caused by whatever manipulates Teddy Ruxpin's mouth. All that said, the mechanism in that Teddy Ruxpin makes quite a bit of noise as it is When the motor moves slowling it does make an odd buzzing noise. I suspect that noise is the circuitry that drives the motor.
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