"b" wrote in message
oups.com...

thanks very much for the responses. will replace those cells. they
have spot welded contacts for pcb mounting so normal AA won't work.
will look into NiMh cells - but price is a major factor, as the guy
doesn't want to spend more than the bare mimimum on an old device like
this!

-B

Measure them carefully before committing, as sometimes, the cells in shavers
are not *quite* the standard size that they *appear* to be ...

Arfa