OT: Electric Shavers

I am disappointed with the recent Remminton Rotary. Its not cutting much compared to my older one. the only thing wrong with that one is that the battery sensor stops the motor starting due to undervoltage, but if you plug it in then start it and remove the plug it carries on working. the new one has weedy little cutters instead of the good ones of the previous model which is now about 7 years old. Brian

Beard and sandals here, mate.

Philips Aquatouch A750. Battery life is remarkably good. The shave is not quite as close as a wet razor but still okay. It can be washed under the tap or used in the shower, as the name suggests.

I have a similar Philips. I did find washing under the tap just made some of the dust clump together. You do have to clean it out properly too.

And you can sharpen the blades. My last Philips lasted years (the batery went in the end). I did the blades every three months or so.

Wet shaving ... not much help.

I have some model of Philips which is waterproof too. I must have had it ten or more years. I keep it in the caravan now, only used whilst away, but the battery is fine and almost never needs a charge from year to year.

I have an American Philips, aka Norelco, washable and many years old. It still works fine, but needs recharging frequently. One day, I'll take it apart and see if I can replace the batteries.

I've got the three head Remington which Lidl had on offer ages ago at under half the price of a posh make from an ordinary store. Surprisingly, the battery life is still excellent. It washes out under the hot tap just fine.

Have sharpened the blades a couple of times on one of those fine diamond coated plates.

Trimmer is pretty useless, though.

That's odd, I have a Philips S5320 which has a similar type of head and I've never had the dust clumping together. I just flip open the cover after each shave and give it a good blast under the hot tap so that the water runs through the cutters. I've had it about a year now and it's months since I last removed the cutters for a thorough clean. I've just taken one out today to check and there's hardly any sign of dust.

After a year's use it's still giving me 15 shaves of about 5 minutes each on each charge.

Think the answer may be to use hot water.

A Phillips basic model AA battery powered razor that is about 25 years old and has only needed the wires soldering back on the motor a couple of times.

I see an error. Should read 'AT750'.

Please detail the blade sharpening. I have a brand new Lidl with blunt blades.

If you Google, you'll find lots of U-tube videos showing different methods of sharpening rotary head cutters. But if a new one is blunt, perhaps poor quality? If it is new, I'd get my money back.

I have some diamond coated plates with different grades of diamond. Used the finest one, and then finished with Solvol Autosol on a bit of plate glass. Rubbing the work on the plate in a circular motion, against the cutting direction. I'm not saying it's perfect but no longer snatches long hairs.

I bought some rotary head sharpening things. Must be at least 5 years old; they are on their second shaver!

I think that depends on whether you want a reciprocating or rotary type - I prefer the latter.

What I don't recommend is the cheap one own-brand one "value razor" or some such, sold by Argos. A couple of years ago I bought one of these for an elderly relative and it's battery voltage has already declined to the point at which it barely turns the cutters. I've just bought a much more expensive Philips model to replace it, which says it has a Li-ion battery, which may be better. In another 2 years I might find out.

I have a Philips which I've had for _years_. The battery is f***ed but it works fine plugged straight into the mains. I've had it at long enough to be aware that the bristles I wash out are greyer than they used to be :( At least 5 years, probably a lot longer. Never needed sharpening.

Andy

Remington lectro from about 1971. Mains only so no battery problems. Huge cutting head speeds up the process greatly. Only downside is the trimmer is less useful than a chocolate teapot.

NT

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