Update – The next Chichester Repair Cafe sessions are on the following Saturdays. Contact the Repair Cafe directly for times and location: 28th of September 2019 26th of October 2019 30th of November 2019 Local Event The Chichester Repair Cafe is holding repair sessions in the centre of Chichester in West Sussex. This is a […]
Charging your toothbrush from 12V DC in a car, caravan, boat or RV
We have been asked several times about options for charging your electric toothbrush from a 12V DC supply as available in cars, caravans, RV’s, boats, yachts, etc. for when you are travelling or living off-grid. You can read the various options in the article below. The USB toothbrush charging option One option is to use […]
Video Uploaded for the Braun Oral-B Type 3765 Genius Toothbrush
On our Ionic Industries YouTube channel we have uploaded a video guide to battery replacement for the Oral-B Genius Toothbrush Type 3765. This video complements the photographic guide on our website. Check out the video on our YouTube channel now!
Philips Sonicare PCB Corrosion Repair
We often get asked about corrosion on the PCB of Philips Sonicare toothbrushes, including on the top-of-the-range DiamondClean toothbrush (HX9300 series), as well as the FlexCare, HealthyWhite, EasyClean and other Sonicare models. When the seal at the top of the toothbrush fails and the toothbrush is stored standing upright with the head still attached it […]
Repair Café in Durham, June 2018
For anyone living near Durham in North Carolina, USA there is a great opportunity to find out how to repair your household goods at a repair café on the 9th of June 2018. This is obviously a great time to repair your electric toothbrush, and also to share your new skills with others! For details […]
New Repair Guide for Braun Oral-B Genius/Smart Toothbrushes
We have just published our latest electric toothbrush repair guide, this time for the range-topping Braun Oral-B Genius and Smart 6 toothbrushes. These expensive toothbrushes have all the latest features, including bluetooth communication with your smartphone so you can monitor your progress as you brush. You can find our Genius/Smart Type 3765 & 3771 battery […]
Replacement Li-ion Philips Shaver Batteries
On our sister website we have published a new guide about Philips Philishave replacement Li-ion batteries. The guide looks at the different sizes of Li-ion battery fitted to Philishave shavers and also where to buy replacement batteries. Take a look at the guide now!
Waterpik Flosser Battery Replacement
Over on our sister website we have published a new guide to replacing the battery inside the Waterpik WP-450 water flosser and other similar Waterpik models. You can read the full Waterpik WP-450 battery replacement guide online now. We are also stocking the new batteries here in our secure online shop so buy your replacement […]
Upgrading from Ni-Cd Batteries to Ni-MH
We often get asked if it is safe to replace original Ni-Cd batteries (also labelled Ni-Cad or NiCd) with the newer, higher capacity Ni-MH (also labelled NiMH) types as an upgrade. This can often yield significantly longer run times for older Braun Oral-B toothbrushes which were previously fitted with Ni-Cd batteries such as the Vitality, […]
Mobile Phone Credit Donation
This post is not related to batteries, or toothbrushes, but rather to mobile phones. When switching your pay-as-you-go mobile phone from one network to another, there is often a small amount of leftover credit remaining on your old PAYG account. If this is not used up on calls or texts it will be lost forever […]