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It's interesting that there seem to be a lot of people with this problem, I've owned maybe 150-200 Furbies over the years and don't recall a single one with this issue. If it is only present in limited editions, that might partially explain it though since most of the stock I get in are not limited edition designs.

It is very interesting! As far as I know, it’s only a problem with some RL special editions, though I don’t have a particularly large sample size (< 10 anecdotes compared to the hundreds of thousands of special edition furbs that were actually made) so I can’t make generalizations that are too sweeping.

Doodle of @aibo7m3‘s Magic! both bg and transparent version ^^

Unfortunately all ERS-210s have DHS and are developing PAS and TAS by now. It was a major design flaw present in all Aibos of that model and it’s essentially impossible to find an original ERS-210 that has never gotten these issues. The only Aibos without DHS are ones that have already been pinned, aside from supercores which only develop TAS and not DHS/PAS.

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@furbytech I'm curious, what would the solution be for Furbies with abnormally loud motors/can this be helped at all? In Furby Babies especially, I've seen some motors that are loud enough that you can hardly hear the Furby's voice at all and the motor can have an almost shrieking sound to it.

Theoretically, you could use machine lubricant on the motor’s bearings to fix the shrieking, but they’re not easily accessible without disassembling most of the Furby. DC motors are notoriously loud, and that’s just the kind of thing you have to put up with. Using any kind of lubricant on other parts of the motor can insulate the electrical contacts and potentially damage the carbon brushes, which would prevent the motor running.