opasto Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Yesterday I bought the guitar. I tested it and everything was fine. When I got home and pulled the button, the blue light does not stop flashing. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thank you https://youtu.be/wBXCKhQSQUM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I have the EXACT same problem with my Gibson Les Paul Robot (1st Production Run). When I pull out the MCK knob all blue lights are flashing. I'm very interested in a solution. Please let me know if you find a solution. Best regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opasto Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 I have the EXACT same problem with my Gibson Les Paul Robot (1st Production Run). When I pull out the MCK knob all blue lights are flashing. I'm very interested in a solution. Please let me know if you find a solution. Best regards I contacted Tronical's people (who are the makers of the system). They told me that it could be a problem in the body of the guitar. They asked to remove the battery, wait 15 minutes and test again. I did this, but it did not work. According to them I would have to change the CPU. I managed to make it work by letting it blink in blue until the battery was exhausted and recharged normally. It returned to work, but after a while the problem returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opasto Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 Hello again. I took the procedure to remove the battery for 15 minutes, but it did not solve the problem (aka, the battery is not the original one). I was able to partially solve the problem by doing the following: I left the system with blue light blinking until the battery was discharged; when recharging the battery the tuning system returned to normal operation, but after a few hours began a problem different from the previous one. When I turn on the system, it has all the functions that work, except for the tuning. I made a new video demonstrating the problem. When I turn the knob on, the blue light flashes once, so all the red lights are left except for D flashing blue. I can verify the charge of the beteria, enter the Calibration Mode and the Setup Mode as you can see in the video I posted on youtube ( ).https://youtu.be/wBXCKhQSQUM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I did the following and so far it helped: I pulled the MCK for about 72 hours until the battery died (the last two hours I heard some kind of clicking sound from the electronics, not sure why or what made the sound). Then I put the MCK back in. Then I pulled it out again for normal recharging. The tuning mechanism is working normally again. I wonder for how long. But for the moment it seems OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I did the following and so far it helped: I pulled the MCK for about 72 hours until the battery died (the last two hours I heard some kind of clicking sound from the electronics, not sure why or what made the sound). Then I put the MCK back in. Then I pulled it out again for normal recharging. The tuning mechanism is working normally again. I wonder for how long. But for the moment it seems OK. That'll make the gigs go great. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american cheez Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 grovers and a polytune, skip the snark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 That'll make the gigs go great. rct Yeah, those things are fine when they work but when they don't, big problem. Can you even tune it regularly when it doesn't work? It reminds me of Spinal Tap and their wireless system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Of course I can tune the Les Paul Robot regularly. Absolutely no problem. But I didn't buy it to tune it with a Polytune. When you have a robot guitar you wanna use the built-in tuner to quickly change tunings. That's why you bought it ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Of course I can tune the Les Paul Robot regularly. Absolutely no problem. But I didn't buy it to tune it with a Polytune. When you have a robot guitar you wanna use the built-in tuner to quickly change tunings. That's why you bought it ;-) Thanks. I honestly didn't know. I figured you could but have never tried one to test it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Thanks. I honestly didn't know. I figured you could but have never tried one to test it. Check out this video at 1:27min When you pull out the head tuner knobs you can manually tune the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sheehan Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 11/6/2017 at 7:22 PM, opasto said: I am having the problem you had back in 2017. Did you ever get your problem resolved? I contacted Tronical's people (who are the makers of the system). They told me that it could be a problem in the body of the guitar. They asked to remove the battery, wait 15 minutes and test again. I did this, but it did not work. According to them I would have to change the CPU. I managed to make it work by letting it blink in blue until the battery was exhausted and recharged normally. It returned to work, but after a while the problem returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sheehan Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 1/15/2018 at 1:28 PM, pir8 said: I did the following and so far it helped: I pulled the MCK for about 72 hours until the battery died (the last two hours I heard some kind of clicking sound from the electronics, not sure why or what made the sound). Then I put the MCK back in. Then I pulled it out again for normal recharging. The tuning mechanism is working normally again. I wonder for how long. But for the moment it seems OK. I am having the problem you had, and wonder if your solution to let the battery die completely worked. I mean, I know it worked, but did it CONTINUE to work? When you say you did normal recharging, do you mean the Emergency Charge Mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proslash Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Hi All I had same issue when changing the battery then set up mode + restore factory mode now all blues led blinking non stop ! please assist ! I did remove batteries then re plug in again ! same issue blues blinkingg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Rip that stuff out and wire it normal. Cars that drive, guitars that tune, what is next a dog that walks itself? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proslash Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 hello all 1 I changed the battery after 2 years without using the guitar then the motors didnt work no idea ! it works before 2 I put to set up mode then restore factory mode 3 since all leds blinking all day ! I removed the battery and wait 20min same issue please can you help ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) So for 2 years the guitar sat and you did not use it. Now you changed the battery and you get the blue light just blinking. If swapping out the battery didn't work and any YT video you watched didn't solve your problem either. Try calling the company that made it and see if they have anyone available to help. There is a reason these were not around too long, and unfortunately your are experiencing why. Its some sort of problem with the electronics. If it has a PC board in it, the thing could be corroded, or a solder joint might have cracked. There are a lot of things that can go wrong when something as simple as a guitar gets modern technology applied to it. Edited October 7, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 That combo of the speed knobs with the robot knob is a subtle but offensive touch 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyKen Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 (edited) If the MCK is flashing blue in all positions, see my post on the link below… (post name is kkramar) Essentially, you’ll remove the Tronical battery, jump charge it per my posts, reinsert and charge it. This does 2 things: it juices up the battery enough to take a charge, and removing the battery resets all the settings & memory from the tuner. Yes, if you’ve customized settings/tunings, you’ll have to recreate them, but at least your guitar will frikkin work. At this point, in 2024, these guitars are old tech but they’re still sweet, so you have to give them some TLC. The pegs sometimes need the rubber bands replaced because they wear out, etc. But it was great tech when it was released, and still respectable if you know how to care for them. https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/gibson-robot-charging-problem.635881/page-2 Edited June 27 by PhillyKen Clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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