Replace Norelco Razor Battery
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Detailed instructions on how to replace the AA rechargeable battery pack in a Norelco electric razor.
You'll need to be able to use a soldering iron, but my method makes it very easy.
Don't try to solder normal AA batteries. Buy a spot-weld replacement pack. It's worth it.
Thanks for the video. An even EASIER way, and recommended in the instructions of the batteries I purchased, is to just cut the old batteries out without raising the board, leaving tabs long enough sticking through the plastic to solder on the new batteries. The new battery tabs, cut short, overlap the old tabs, and you just solder the tabs together. This was recommended to avoid putting too much heat on the board (trying to solder out the holes). I was able to replace my batteries in under a minute with this method.
That's a great idea! It works for a lot of through the hole components. Soldering the existing tabs/pins off the PCB works only a few times, after which the copper clad will separate from the substrate. I wish I thought of that earlier.
Hey your video was helpful. I successfully replaced the batteries in my razor.
This was an excellent video for Norelco Battery Replacement. Very clear detailed instructions and very good angles and focus in the video.
Thank you for the detailed demonstration. I ordered my reflex plus when it first came out. used it over the years until it stop working I'm ready to replace the battery now. 😊😊😊
Been using Norelco shavers for decades now trying to replace battery like you. Great video, thanks so much!
Thanks for the video. I was a bit timid about opening up my razor, but this looks very straightforward and I think I will order the replacement kit. Just a comment, most people who are watching this and having trouble because they're new to soldering will get stuck on the desoldering part. I'd recommend buying a couple cheap items before starting, which are "helping hands" and desoldering braid (the pumps are nice but braid is good at getting the holes really cleaned out...just press it into the hole with the iron). Also, I prefer using a thin gauge rosin-core 63/37 solder.
I agree with your view on braid vs. vacuum and the "helping hands". A tripod for the camera would help too, although it has little to do with what we are trying to do:)
Hope your razor is going strong again.
Thanks for your informative video on this subject. out of all the videos on battery replacement yours was most helpful. And the further comment from SO MINT (IN THE COMMENT SECTION) added to the clarity. It helped me to revive a Norelco 965RX razor. Thanks again.
Great video! Now in 2024, those batteries get replaced by Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) which is a drop in replacement for NiCd, but they don't have the memory effect of the NiCds.
Hi. & thank you for showing this procedure. I guess the hardest part is having to solder into place the connections. I learned so much from your video. I have 3 Norelco shavers so there will at some time be necessary for me to replace the battery pack. Thank You. Sincerely, JAMES.
I'm beginning to think the company deliberately designs these batteries to be a pain-in-the- ass for most people to take the time to replace, instead pushing them to just go out and buy another shaver. Sort of a planned obsolescence. After all, most electronics these days are designed to be throw-away. I have a pile of dead VHS and DVD players that attest to this-it's just not cost-effective to have them repaired.
So, not only do you need to get special batteries that have to be soldered in place, you need a special tool to open the damned thing.
But good presentation on the video! I'll give it a try (after looking at the thing frustrated for over two years).
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Very good instructional video. Installed new battery pack. Trickiest part was clearing solder out of slots to insert tabs of new battery. ( I used solder wick.)
Put back together. Seems to work fine. Thanks for posting.
Fine video. Replacing my batteries very soon and this video will definitely help.
This is a very helpful video. THESE MAY BE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES! BE VERY CAREFUL TO NOT SHORT THE BATTERY + & - LEADS AS IT COULD LEAD TO A VERY HOT FIRE! I suggest that you place electrical tape on the individual leads as you move the battery pack around. You may need a pair of "nippers" or "side cutters" to trim the battery pack leads to fit within the circuit board slots. Again...BE CAREFUL not too short the leads! A set of miniature TORX drivers will also help. Be sure to align the on/off switch as you slide the circuit board in place and secure it. Test it before you close up the shaver. Then, charge the batteries and keep an eye on the razor to make sure that they charge and don't catch fire. Again lithium ion batteries are not friendly if they catch fire! I am a HAM radio operator so I'm used to working with soldering irons, etc.
Suggestion for those without soldering equipment: Silver epoxy works equally well for connecting the cut tabs of new battery and old battery, without touching the circuit board at all.
great video ! very informative. keep making them.
It looks like you can just use the tabs from the old battery to make connection with the tabs of the new battery. Maybe without even soldering whatsoever.
+1mediaguy I did the same thing, but dropped some solder on top of the tabs. Didn't seem to have any effect on the plastic frame whatsoever. Good to go!
How do you get the back off the razor? We took out screws, but no luck. Seems lilke all the videos show the back already off. Thanks.
Good job,Man! Very nice video!
I replaced mine just like this, same shaver; somehow something went wrong, and now the razor runs when it's plugged in, but it won't run when unplugged and the charging lights don't light up at all. Did I blow something? Don't try this without a solder vacuum, I had trouble getting the old solder out.
Can you make the shaver run on AC only
No battery?
Why didn't they just put a plastic holder connected to mother board and stick In a new battery with no soldering just like flashlight what a waist but Norelco knows most people throw them away every few years or more .........
Is it correct to put a stronger battery and what is the way?
I like the video here,but nobody ever gives the specs on the replacement batteries they use in their repair jobs..always only say "buy a spot-weld replacement pack".
Would this work for a phlishave 915
alien confirmed, three hands
This was awesome; thanks for the upload!
Don't try replacing the battery unless you have moderate to advanced skill with a soldering iron.
Well, I am really sorry I watched your video. I wasted $8 on battery pack & screwdriver. I had zero luck removing the solder. My gun is NOT magic, so it would NOT remove the tabs. My vacuum pump would NOT remove the solder. So, after 45 minutes or wresting with it, I broke a gold tab. Should have thrown the shaver in the trash & moved on & not had a very frustrating afternoon..