"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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It turns out that plugging in the charger only makes the
motor cut out when the batteries are fully charged --
which actually isn't a problem.

Dr Land wins again... "We already know the answers -- we haven't asked the
right questions."


There is another problem though - Braun didn't use old fashioned NiCds for
the fun of it, the NiMh cells aren't up to the motor's high current draw
while shaving.

I got about 5 shaves out of a charge - should be more than 15.