On Nov 24, 11:25 am, Meat Plow wrote:
On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:30:40 -0800, David Farber wrote:

"John Tserkezis" wrote in message
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David Farber wrote:

I've poked and prodded but can't seem to get this thing apart without
chipping the plastic. If anyone has been down this road before I'd like
to
know how to change the batteries.

This one is obviously not the same as mine, but within the charging
'cradle'
(which was keyed) you could twist the body so the bottom would come loose.
If yours is not keyed, you need to find a way to hold onto the bottom
section while separately holding onto the body and twisting about 90
degrees.

Once loose, the bottom would pull out and reveal the guts.

The battery was encased in a plastic "cage", and not a "user
serviceable"
part, but if you're careful about it, it can be done.

Although the battery (NiCd in my day) was not a "normal" size, we did
have
an electronics outlet here in Australia that sold similar batteries. So
if
you look, you should be able to find them around your neck of the woods.
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I'll know this for next time. I let too much time pass before opening the
case and stopping the water damage. I wonder if you can get a new rubber
washer/seal kit for this brush. lol

I have two of those, one without a charge light. I was under the
impression those things were pretty much water tight.

I've had three of them apart and have not observed any moisture
inside; others have found toothpaste getting into the top bushing and
binding the shaft. Some of the units (in my case, the older ones) use
two 2/3A batteries (e.g. Sanyo KR600AE), others a single AA. I
replaced an AA cell with a high-capacity NiMH, and the first charge
lasted a month (used two minutes per day).

TM