Comment on I fixed my toothbrush (fuck you, Philips Sonicare!)
activistPnk@slrpnk.net 5 months agoSo your original batteries lasted 14 years? I suppose it’s possible. I have some AA batteries that are probably nearly 20 years old but they can only be used in low-load situations (couldn’t drive a motor).
My Sonicare original batteries lasted ~8¾ years. I suppose that’s decent but still unacceptable that they can’t be replaced. We have to wonder if sometime between 2007 & 2015 Philips decided to switch to batteries that last half as long in order to sell double the number of devices.
gvsteve@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Yes, and on top of that I would add I bought a pair of these and the other one of them sat unused under the sink for 10 years, then I charged it up for my daughter and she used that one for a year or two before the battery died.