Dave D wrote:
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Hello

I have a mdium-old rechargeable Braun shaver which stopped working. The
oddity is that it charges fine and also it runs fine if I take the foil
off. If I put
the foil back on, it's inert. I looked over the foil/screen and there
is no damage
apparent. Any idea? Thanks.



Is this a model where the foil assembly also has a trimmer? If so, the
trimmer could be seized, or perhaps its linkage isn't engaging properly and
jamming the motor.

If not, it could be a weak motor. How easy is it to stop the motor by
applying resistance to the blades?

Dave

Hi...

Another possibility? Possible since it's "medium old", the batteries
have reached that point where they can deliver susfficient current to
spin the motor unloaded, but not enough under load...

Quick and dirty test for that would be (again) to carefully touch
some moving part with the foil off; see how easy it is to stall it.

Ken