I know how to get inside the body and wondered if anyone has any experience
or views on changing the battery. Mine is getting a bit sluggish and I was
thinking a new battery might be of benefit.


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John

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:56:07 GMT, "John"
wrote:

I know how to get inside the body and wondered if anyone has any experience
or views on changing the battery. Mine is getting a bit sluggish and I was
thinking a new battery might be of benefit.


Tho' batteries can be removed for recycling/waste purposes,some of
these devices seemed designed to "self destruct" when removing
batteries ie cables break off etc.

Though I am often aggrieved from the green or enviromental point of
view at how difficult they are to repair or replace the batteries; on
cost grounds it is hardly worth it.
Robert

"John" wrote in message
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I know how to get inside the body and wondered if anyone has any experience
or views on changing the battery. Mine is getting a bit sluggish and I was
thinking a new battery might be of benefit.


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John



I tried that once...and wouldn't try again. Especially with the Boots sale
on http://tinyurl.com/y5bqpx

David

In message , John
writes
I know how to get inside the body and wondered if anyone has any experience
or views on changing the battery. Mine is getting a bit sluggish and I was
thinking a new battery might be of benefit.

I've pulled a few apart.

My take on it is that the toothbrushes are so cheap (as they make their
money on the heads) that it really isn't worth it


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geoff

John wrote:

I know how to get inside the body

By following the instructions to poke it onto the "stub" underneath the
charger base and twist hard? IIRC that *does* open it, but does so by
cracking the case open and ripping the wires off the battery ready for
disposal, it's not really designed for replacement.

raden typed


In message , John
writes
I know how to get inside the body and wondered if anyone has any experience
or views on changing the battery. Mine is getting a bit sluggish and I was
thinking a new battery might be of benefit.

I've pulled a few apart.

My take on it is that the toothbrushes are so cheap (as they make their
money on the heads) that it really isn't worth it


Mine too.

Purchase in post-Xmas sale. You don't need to spend much more than £10.

To disassemble:

1) Place toothbrush on its charger.
2) Rotate toothbrush body anticlockwise 1/4 turn
3) Discover battery is soldered to copper wire thinner than my hair
4) Give up any hope of improving ****er. Place battery in recycling box
and plastic in bin
5) Fill kettle and prepare pot of tea...

PS Sainsbury's seem to have some electric toothbrushes in their offers...

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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John wrote:

I know how to get inside the body

By following the instructions to poke it onto the "stub" underneath the
charger base and twist hard? IIRC that *does* open it, but does so by
cracking the case open and ripping the wires off the battery ready for
disposal, it's not really designed for replacement.

They can be opened and reassembled without destroying them. Just take care
not to break the charger coil wires.

I guess I will buy a new one in the sales as I suppose the motor brushes are
designed to last the life of a battery. However, I just thought someone
would persuade me otherwise.

The green issue is a good one. Obsolescence is not green. Giving
instructions on how to put things in a recycling bin is merely a sop.

raden wrote:

My take on it is that the toothbrushes are so cheap (as they make their
money on the heads) that it really isn't worth it

ISTR that my Braun one came with a "3 year any reason whatsoever return
to manufacturer for full refund" policy ...

"John" typed

The green issue is a good one. Obsolescence is not green. Giving
instructions on how to put things in a recycling bin is merely a sop.

Agreed. I wrote my post from bitter experience...

I was infuriated when my first Braun toothbrush (bought at my dentist's
recommendation) died. It was unswitchably, unserviceably DEAD.

I still wonder if the dentists gets some sort of bribe to recommend them.

Oral B is part of Gillette and we all know about their razors...

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:

Oral B is part of Gillette and we all know about their razors...

so is Duracell, and they don't exactly push their rechargeable cells
over alkalines, but actually they're all part of Procter & Gable now.