I'm trying to figure out if I should invest in yet another package of four D batteries or finally toss this swing. The mobile and sounds work, but the swing does not. I have noticed in the past that sometimes this would have something to do with where I set the swing and how far apart the legs were (a mm seemed to sometimes make the difference). Once all it took was changing the batteries and the swing lasted for weeks before I needed to replace them, but now I've replaced them twice and the swing still isn't really working. Is there anything else I can try?
The swing was purchased in early 2006 ( for my first son) so it is no longer under warranty.
Parts for your model can be found on amazon, here:
Amazon com fisher price swing replacement parts. I hope this helped you. Best of luck
I have the motor solution for all you nice people in desperate need of rocking your baby's world.......... an identical motor replacement can be easily obtained from an Air Wick or Lysol Brand "Fresh Matic" room deodorizer. These deodorizers use a 6 oz. refill and the motor inside the mechanism actuates the plunger to spray the can. THIS MOTOR IS IDENTICAL TO THE FISHER PRICE MOTOR in the Aquarium Swing Model and may be the same in other models too.
Cheap fix for those who only need the swing motor!
Happy Swinging!!!
Goober
Can't thank you enough. I found this post and even had an old AirWick air freshener in the house that was not being used anymore. This saved me $150 of getting a new swing (we could not wait 7 -10 days for a replacement top unit to get here from FP). Thanks again!
I've replaced the motor but it still doesn't swing. How can I fix it? It is an older model of the Ocean Wonders. How can I trouble shoot it??
Goober, I made the swap but I forgot to include the capacitor. The swing is not swinging. The motor is running but it's not moving the swing much at all.
Could the missing capacitor be the issue?
The capacitor should help out with the torque.... if you have a heavy baby then don't leave it out!
hey mate, i tried to switch the motor 2 times but the motor is still really weak it doesn't have enough power to move the swing, could it be the capacitor, and btw does it matter how you wire the diode?(which direction?) thanks
Just replace motor from air wick it works like a treat my swing is fisher price papasan.thanks a lot genius:))))
Yeh didn't last long two weeks only , change motor again and now doesn't swing at all gutted my baby won't sleep with out it Could be circuit board.Help
I really can't believe this works! I was not sure if there was a specific year, make or model of Air Wick Freshmatic to buy. So, I just found one that looked right on Amazon and it worked. Just make sure it mentions around 6 oz. bottle size. The one I ordered looks different than the one I received, but it still works. Here is what I ordered:http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009ABUSRU/re... Also, the wiring was correct. GREEN-BLUE and YELLOW-WHITE. Only needed a screwdriver and a way to connect the wires. Thank you for the clever solution!
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Just completed the switch of motor from FreshMatic into a Nature's Touch Cradle Swing. Awesome. Just wanted to note the wiring:
Green wire - Blue Wire
Yellow wire - White Wire
Thanks a bunch GooberPyle
Write up of how to replace motor.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Repair-your-FisherPrice-cradle-swing/
hey I had an air wick air freshener laying around and wired it up exactly how you showed but still not enuf powr to make swing work. How ever, I had a universal AC adapter laying around and hooked it up to where the batteries would go and it powers everything except for the motor. Now if I bump the voltage up from 6 to 7.5 the motor runs but the adjustable speed wont work and swing wont turn off unless I unplug it. I thought at first it might be the switch so I reversed the way the wires are plugged into the board and i can speed up and slow down the mobile with the speed dial.
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I had the same problem and we took the motor out of an airwick freshmatic (it sprays air-freshener every 9,18 or 36 minutes). It is the same! We made sure to have the wires in the same place as on the swings motor and it works! Definitely a lot cheaper and easy to get.
I had the same problem with my swing. Everything worked except for the swing itself. I bought my swing used so to spend $50 on parts for a swing I paid $70 for seemed kinda senseless. I decided to open up the swing and take a look. After about 20 minutes of studying the guts I noticed there was a strong steel spring floating around loosely on the inside of the swing. This spring attaches from the motor to the pivot with the straight end of the spring pointing down. This was an easy fix and now my swing works like the day I got it. The spring must have come loose when I was transporting the swing. I suggest using care when transporting your swing to avoid this problem.
I called fisher price service center at 1800-432-5437 and they 're sending us a new motor housing. When you call have the produc t# and the date code which are on the motor housing opposite side of the battery compartment. If your swing is under warranty, it is free. If your swing is older than a year, the price of the housing is $45.820 NOT including shipping (~$8.50). The housing is from a 2007 model; mine is a 2006 model so it will be different than what I currently have. They are NOT making these anymore, so, when they run out that's it for the swings. Good luck.
Gobberpyle you rock....mad my baby happy. The Air Wick solution fixed my Fisher Price StarLight Cradle Swing. Thanks. This really works!
I had the same problem and i just figured that my batteries simpley were not strong enough to power all the parts on the swing.so i went to www.instructables.com and searched 'convert a baby swing from batteries to ac (wall) power' to see if i can do it that way.it says to use a 5v power codr but i upped it a bit to a 7v and now my swing works wonderfully.
The ($6) air freshener worked for me too! I installed it today and so far it's working great. And I can still manually use the air freshener and it came with 2 new AA batteries, so I think it turned out to be worth the effort. I took the one resistor (?) off the old motor and put it on the new one, but used the capacitor that was on the new motor. Yippee!
We are using the Natures Touch Cradle Swing for our second child, we purchased this in 2005, I just called Fisher Price, told them we are using iy for our second child and they sent out the complete motor housing , with a 90 day warranty for FREE!
And before I called I took the motor out of that lysol device (that was sitting unused) then decided to call and find out the cost for myself, Glad I did, Free is always great!
i have an ocean wanders swing that didn't swing. i replaced the motor with one from an air wick, but the size wasn't the same so i need to cut some plastic and use some rubber and glue to keep the new motor in place. also when the old motor died, the transistor 8550D (labeled Q2) also died. i replaced it too. now the swing works like a charm. BTW, the motor is 3v.
If you call Fisher Price and tell them you are using it for a new (second) child, they will send you the entire head motor and spinny things for free, all you do is attach the legs from the old unit and off you go, I got my part in about 7-10 days and you get a 90 day warrantee, they'll even ask if you have any other FP items you needs parts for, beats the heck out of playing with little motors
yes, you can call them. but some people said they were charged for replacement parts. plus, i don't think they send to romania.
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The Air Wick fix was so simple and was a perfect fit and fix. Cost a total of $5.38 at Walmart. Awsome advice Gooberpile, Thanks alot!!
I also tried the air wick motor. The motor was the same size/rating, but the original motor was better - so I put it back.
I believe my real problem was that the grease that was applied to the worm gear had migrated to the bottom of the housing due to gravity. I reapplied to the top and the original motor works fine.
I replaced my motor with the air wick fresh matic and it is back to normal. Kudos to gooberpyle. I would love to know how he found out that they were the same. The internet is amazing!
GooberPyle, you are a genius. Took the freshmatic motor and replaced as suggested. My used $50 swing is running as good as new. I just wonder how you ever figured out that the freshmatic had the same motor? Many thanks to you and this site.
We had the same problem with a hand-me-down Natures Touch Cradle Swing from Fisher Price. Mobile
I was given the Nature's Touch Cradle Swing in 2004 for a shower gift. I used it for my twins and it worked wonderfully. It lasted two months with my new baby then the motor died. The mobile and music were working though. I went and purchased the Fresh O'matic and my swing is now working better than ever. Thank you so much for posting this! My baby can now be rocked to sleep again.
Fisher-Price Cradle Swing B0639
Gooberpyle... Pure Genius. Like everyone else, how did you find out the airwick and the fisher price motor were identical. My swing is back to normal, and baby is happy once again!
Airwicks worked great i was taking apart my dvd player to see if it had the same motor... it didnt but a trip to my local walmart 11.74 cents later all fixed thanks gooberpyle ur the best
Thanks to gooberpyle and the freshmatic motor my nature's touch cradle swing works perfectly. A new motor would have cost me $75 plus postage. Just went down to the local supermarket. $10 spent and 1 hour later and the swing was as good as new.
My husband and I did the same thing on a swing that I paid $15 for at a thrift store. I was going to throw it away but after reading this he had to give it a try. Now we have a nice swing for our little Grandaughter Thank you all so much.
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Worked well, no soldering required.
Has anybody had the opposite problem? Our motor is running full speed and won't turn off. The motor makes the spring cycle so quickly that is doesn't have time to swing.
I also have this problem. It doesn't swing, just clicks, and I have to remove the batteries to shut it off
Yes.....don't know how to fix this =(
I have the same problem. Has anyone figured out how to fix this?
It says something about that on the instructables link comments. Probably indicates a reverse in the polarity of the wiring.
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I have the same swing, but my problem is the broken spring that connects the motor to the actual swing. It's the black metal piece.. Any suggestions..
My swing is not swinging, i opened up the swing and checked the motor. Motor seem to be working fine but found the black metal spring connecting the motor to the swing is broken. The metal part shown in the image
Any thoughts..
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WIsh I had a solution...MY problem is that it was left out in the rain...being illiterate with electronics, looking for a clue as to how to repair it easily...for a very needy new mom...
ALso, I tried to clean up the battery compartment and made sure the batteries were good..but nothing, nada, not a one thing happened to show power to the swing...sigh
What an excellent discovery! Now, any ideas as to why the mobile on mine starts and then stops click click click click.......
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My motor is working only that the gear on the motor is bad causing the teeth to grind does the fresh o matic have the same gear on the motor?
My swing will not swimg 2 ways but only one way side to side and the button on the front will not cause it to swing back and forth any suggestions??
After reading this I called the support number too and they are sending me another whole motor part for less than $40. I leant my swing to an irresponsible brother who stored it for 2 years with batteries in the compartment and the battery connectors erroded away. Thanks for the help and call Fisher Price they will help you get it fixed.
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I too have the same exact issues with my swing, also purchased in 2006. Please let me know if you find a solution.
Ditto, same problem. I took the housing off and the part that moves the swing doesn't seem to be getting any power. It would be easy to swap the part if FP actually sold just that part, but, they only have external parts no internal parts for sale.
The motor in the swing stalls and will not move back and forth to swing baby.
hey i was wondering if anyone knows where to get the straps to strap the baby in. mine got used so much with the first and then I lost the straps and now have second baby and def. need the straps..she is a wiggle worm...thanks jennifer
Stupid question..
Does the motor housing actual contain the motor? Or is it just the casing part as the term 'housing' seems to suggest?
Thanks!
I have the same problem. I opened up the top and the metal spring was in the right side of the rotor. I can put it back into the right on the left of the little rotating thing that is on the motor and the spring goes back and forth, but when I put the round plastic part over it that makes the swing rock, the motor turns off. Its like the spring jams it. I'm not sure if the spring goes on the right or the left of the little rotor. I have worked on this several hours and can't figure it out. Can someone help me?
Hooked up the motor to a battery works fine. Seems to be in the switch board. 2006 D-LR20 Product # G2609 0396SQ Will not swing sometimes if you flip it on and off several times it starts to swing.
Purchased swing in Spring '06 for first son, and it no longer works now that I've had my 2nd son. Â Mobile, music work fine, but the swing barely moves. Â Have gone through a few packages of batteries to make sure it wasn't that. Â
I don't want to invest in another swing, but I have a newborn and know I will get at least a few months out of it.
I just changed the batteries yesterday, and have only used the swing twice for a total of about 45 minutes and it barely moves at half power.
The motor at first worked intermittently, then not at all. Following GooberPyle's solution, I replaced the motor with one from a Lysol Fresh-Matic air freshener. It took a couple of hours in all, but it's working as well as ever! You'll need a soldering iron and solder to disconnect the old motor and attach the replacement. There is a small circle near one of the terminals on the motor, I used that to keep track of which wire should go where (though I'm not sure it matters). There was a resistor and capacitor connected to the motor in parallel to the power wires that I expect needed to be moved to the new motor as well.
The original motor was a Mabuchi RF-500TB-18280 DC motor. The new motor was unmarked except for the words "ACTION MOTOR" molded into the green plastic base.
i cant even always get the music to work. But like it was previously posted, every once in a while I move the legs a certain way or bump the batrey pannel on the back and it'll go for a while. i loved the swing for our first, and really want to be able to use it for #2 and any that follow.
can any one please tell me the rating of the motor used in nature touch swing? I cant make out the rating. If i have the rating i can as well purchase the motor directly and use it.
is there any way a higher rating motor can be used?
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Thanks Gooberpyle your awesome!!!!!
I replaced the motor but the swing still doesn't work. I think I may have soldered it in backwards. Could someone tell me which way the diode should be (white line on diode towards the yellow or green wire)?
can any one please tell me the rating of the motor used in nature touch swing? I cant make out the rating. If i have the rating i can as well purchase the motor directly and use it.
is there any way i can use higher rating motor?
I purchased the natures cradle swing at a garage sale, when I opened the battery compartment to find the previous owner left the batteries in and it was badly corroded ..do you know if the plastic battery compartment is available, hold 4 " D " batteries.
Thank you for posting this information. Electric baby swings that work are hard to come by. I had one and it barely moved. Do you know where I can find information on where to get one that works? Thank you for your help!
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