Calling all Baldies

Nod said:
What sort of cells does it use? IIRC, NiMH and NiCads have a life of about 1000 cycles before they're knackered and it might be possible to simply replace the cells in the battery pack with new ones.
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Haven't a clue tbh. What do you mean by "battery pack"? I have a plug on the charger and the clippers.
 
Would have thought @BRASH would have been the first to jump in on this thread at the mention of Baldies.Mind you I was struggling to recognise if he was stood on his head when I first clapped eyes on him :D
 
u8myufo said:
Would have thought @BRASH would have been the first to jump in on this thread at the mention of Baldies.Mind you I was struggling to recognise if he was stood on his head when I first clapped eyes on him :D
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Christ:rolleyes:. As I've said before and as you well know, I have a full head of hair. No baldy patches or receding hairline. I just choose to crop it short.

I've had various clippers over the years. At present I have Remington and Phillips as well as Phillips beard trimmers for my mutton chop siders (or my thigh ticklers as the ladies like to call them:)). My equipment don't have to be that fancy or flexible as once a week to 10 days my napper gets cropped down to about 1mm all over.
 
Wahl for me. Present ones I've had for about 15 years, corded.
fabs said:
Haven't a clue tbh. What do you mean by "battery pack"? I have a plug on the charger and the clippers.
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If you open it up with a suitable screwdriver, you will find a pack of rechargeable batteries taped together.
You just replace them with the same type. Maplins sell common types, otherwise it's Google and then probably Amazon.
Cost will be a couple of pounds, assuming you have the necessary tools.
 
kendo1 said:
Wahl for me. Present ones I've had for about 15 years, corded.



If you open it up with a suitable screwdriver, you will find a pack of rechargeable batteries taped together.
You just replace them with the same type. Maplins sell common types, otherwise it's Google and then probably Amazon.
Cost will be a couple of pounds, assuming you have the necessary tools.
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Ah, gotcha. Can't see any screws except for the standard Philips ones which hold the blade housing.
 
fabs said:
Ah, gotcha. Can't see any screws except for the standard Philips ones which hold the blade housing.
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It might clip open. You could probably find a repair manual on-line.
 
fabs said:
Haven't a clue tbh. What do you mean by "battery pack"? I have a plug on the charger and the clippers.
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Well pulled out the screw cap on the back, undone the screw and unclipped it (an unknown piece of plastic has just fallen out it - typical) - anyway, two Sanyo NICAD 600mah AAs in there. They seem to be bonded to the metal contacts, (edit - spot welded tabs it appears). Probably replaceable?
 
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kendo1 said:
It might clip open. You could probably find a repair manual on-line.
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AndyB1976 said:
Well pulled out the screw cap on the back, undone the screw and unclipped it (an unknown piece of plastic has just fallen out it - typical) - anyway, two Sanyo NICAD 600mah AAs in there. They seem to be bonded to the metal contacts, (edit - spot welded tabs it appears). Probably replaceable?
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Cheers chaps. The missus will have a play.

ChrisJ_SLH said:
Had some of these since November 2012 and they still charge and work well. I use them without any guard on at all have never nicked my head yet.

There a bit over your budget though.

Edit, looks like there's a newer version now which are only £27.
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Cheers Chris, will add to the list.
 
ChrisJ_SLH said:
Had some of these since November 2012 and they still charge and work well. I use them without any guard on at all have never nicked my head yet.

There a bit over your budget though.

Edit, looks like there's a newer version now which are only £27.
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That's one of the ones I have albeit an older version. Lasted me well for years too but never use them guard things.
 
Its a bit tight around the batteries, probably if you are handy with a soldering iron and electronics (I'm not) any damage and replacement batteries should be no probs.
 
Just replaces a 10 year old pair of Wahl cordless with.....the new Wahl cordless :) I could probably have swapped the batteries on the old ones but I fancied getting the Li-ON ones. Very light and always ready. Also, you can run them corded if you like.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LLIMSDM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Looks like the only reviews are by idiots (there's a more expensive version with more attachments that gets much better reviews - it's the same clipper.)
 
Jonathan does raise a good point - LiIon cells/batteries are better than NiCad/NiMH ones in almost every way so a unit upgrade might be a good call!
 
Have Wahl mains trimmers that are prehistoric but I have used a Babyliss rechargeable one for a couple of years now.
 
I have used Wahl Clippers for a good many years, and done a pretty good job. Don't use them any more as long term use causes my fingers to tingle. I now wet shave with a razor and it gets so much more close than my Clippers.
 
AndyB1976 said:
Looks like these 'tagged/tabbed' batteries are the good bet, simply soldering should be all thats required...

http://www.batteriesplus.co.uk/acatalog/AA_1100mAh_NiCd_Tagged_battery.html

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Definitely go for "tagged" batteries - the tags are "spot welded" rather than soldered to the contact points - soldering wires to "normal" NiCd's sticks WAY too much heat into the cells and can either compromise overall battery life or leave the whole thing a little prone to "releasing the magic smoke" (otherwise known as exploding)
 
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