{
  "$schema": "robofaults-fault-record/v0",
  "kind": "charging_error",
  "brand": "roomba",
  "page_en": "https://robofaults.com/roomba/charging-error-3/",
  "page_es": "https://robofaults.com/es/roomba/charging-error-3/",
  "code": "3",
  "slug": "charging-error-3",
  "device_type": "vacuum",
  "name_en": "Charging system fault",
  "name_es": "Fallo del sistema de carga",
  "badge": "CHG 3",
  "severity": "crit",
  "severity_note_en": "internal charger fault — often ends in service or replacement",
  "severity_note_es": "avería interna del cargador — a menudo acaba en servicio técnico o sustitución",
  "series": [
    "600",
    "e",
    "i",
    "j",
    "s"
  ],
  "tools_en": "none",
  "tools_es": "ninguna",
  "time_min": 15,
  "difficulty": "moderate",
  "safety": "battery",
  "safety_note_en": "Power off and remove the battery before working in the battery bay, and never charge a robot that smells hot or burnt.",
  "safety_note_es": "Apaga y retira la batería antes de trabajar en el compartimento, y nunca cargues un robot que huela a caliente o a quemado.",
  "meaning_en": "Charging error 3 means the robot's <b>internal charging system isn't working properly</b>. Try a reboot and a battery reseat, but be realistic — iRobot flags this one as a charger fault that often means service or replacement.",
  "meaning_es": "El error de carga 3 significa que el <b>sistema de carga interno del robot no funciona correctamente</b>. Prueba un reinicio y a reasentar la batería, pero sé realista — iRobot lo señala como una avería del cargador que a menudo implica servicio técnico o sustitución.",
  "causes": [
    {
      "title_en": "Charging circuit failure",
      "title_es": "Fallo del circuito de carga",
      "detail_en": "The charging electronics on the robot's mainboard have developed a fault.",
      "detail_es": "La electrónica de carga de la placa principal del robot ha desarrollado una avería.",
      "likelihood": "most_common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Transient charging glitch",
      "title_es": "Fallo de carga transitorio",
      "detail_en": "Occasionally a reboot and battery reseat clear the error for good — worth trying before anything drastic.",
      "detail_es": "A veces un reinicio y un reasentado de batería eliminan el error de forma definitiva — merece la pena probarlo antes de nada drástico.",
      "likelihood": "uncommon"
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title_en": "Reboot the robot",
      "title_es": "Reinicia el robot",
      "detail_en": "Hold CLEAN until the robot restarts, then try charging again.",
      "detail_es": "Mantén pulsado CLEAN hasta que el robot se reinicie y prueba a cargar de nuevo."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Reseat the battery",
      "title_es": "Reasienta la batería",
      "detail_en": "Power off, remove the battery for ten seconds, reinstall it, and dock the robot.",
      "detail_es": "Apaga, retira la batería diez segundos, reinstálala y acopla el robot."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Clean both contact sets",
      "title_es": "Limpia ambos juegos de contactos",
      "detail_en": "Wipe the charging contacts on robot and dock with lightly dampened melamine foam, and let them dry.",
      "detail_es": "Limpia los contactos de carga del robot y de la base de carga con esponja de melamina ligeramente humedecida y déjalos secar."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Contact iRobot Customer Care",
      "title_es": "Contacta con la atención al cliente de iRobot",
      "detail_en": "If charging error 3 remains, the charger hardware has failed — this is a warranty or service case, not a DIY part swap.",
      "detail_es": "Si el error de carga 3 continúa, el hardware del cargador ha fallado — es un caso de garantía o servicio técnico, no un recambio casero."
    }
  ],
  "parts": [],
  "related": [
    "23"
  ],
  "related_symptom": "not-charging",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label_en": "iRobot Support — Charging Error 3, all models",
      "label_es": "Soporte de iRobot — Error de carga 3, todos los modelos",
      "url": "https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/2437",
      "kind": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "official",
  "last_verified": "2026-07-05"
}