Unofficial firmware upgrade for Dyson V6/V7 vacuum battery management system

Re:Unofficial firmware upgrade for Dyson V6/V7 vacuum batter... by nikau on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @05:13AM (#31489739)

They are good in certain circumstances, but they use a few tricks, eg. there is no battery meter on the V6 to avoid range anxiety, so it will just die without warning and flash a LED vs having a battery gauge.

The suction is also pretty poor, however it makes up for it by having a roller in the vacuum head which picks up the dirt.

If you have anyone in the house with long hair its almost unusable as the roller will be clogged up after a single vacuum. A traditional vacuum with better suction and no roller wont have this issue.

On the plus side they are light and manoeuvrable, and the wall mount means you always keep it charged.

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Re:Unofficial firmware upgrade for Dyson V6/V7 vacuum batter... by nsteel on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @05:19AM (#31489775)

I agree with all of this. I've had mine 5 years now, the battery life was never greatand unsurprisingly it's not getting any better... Would I'd buy another? Probably not. I heard Shark is supposed to be pretty good.

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Re:Unofficial firmware upgrade for Dyson V6/V7 vacuum batter... by sithadmin on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @10:37AM (#31492705)

Shark's cordless vacs are pretty mediocre. Especially poor battery life. Tossed mine in favor for a Roborock that is only marginally more expensive, but far better in basically every way (run time, suction power, accessories, ease of cleaning).

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Re:Unofficial firmware upgrade for Dyson V6/V7 vacuum batter... by nsteel on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @07:56PM (#31498966)

I've never heard of Roborock and cant find much availability in Europe which might explain the one price I did find. Shame, the Dyson won't cut it once I move to a bigger place.

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