"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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The manual of my Philips Sonicare says, that the battery
is "not to be replaced", but on failing the whole unit should
be dumped. When I discovered that, I decided, never to buy
a Philips device again.

But this is true of all the rechargeable toothbrushes.

The Sonicare probably does a better job than the cheap Braun, but I'd be
reluctant to claim that as fact.



The make a Sonicare now that uses standard AA batteries. I have one of the
older ones with the built in battery, it's been going strong for about 8
years now, my dentist recommended it and I've been very happy with it. My
mom gave me an older one with a failed battery, I've been meaning to crack
it open with the bench vise and see if I can replace the battery, the thing
ought to work well for cleaning small parts.