It Shaves Better, It Even Sounds Better!
This week I received the replacement parts I ordered for my 10 year old electric shaver. They're a pair of blades (there are two inside the shaver) and a cutting screen.
Removing the worn parts and snapping these in took less than a minute. I tried the shaver out after that and it cuts much closer now. One or two passes leaves the skin on my face smooth. Previously I had to shave over the same area 4-5 times.
The shaver even sounds sharper. 😅 The blades make a higher pitched sound as if they're moving faster... possibly because there's less friction with the screen.
So far I'm glad I spent the ~$50 to refresh this shaver. $50 is a big fraction of the original $75 I paid to buy the shaver 10 years ago... though a smaller fraction of the $125-150 it would cost to replace today. It's a good case of repair vs. replace.
As parts for this older shaver become harder to find and more expensive I wondered if I should buy ahead with a second and even a third parts kit. I decided against that. I figure by the time my need for the next parts kit comes around in a few years, the shaver's battery might be kaput (unable to hold a charge very long) or some of the plastic switchgear might be broken. At that point I'd have to buy a new shaver anyway.
Removing the worn parts and snapping these in took less than a minute. I tried the shaver out after that and it cuts much closer now. One or two passes leaves the skin on my face smooth. Previously I had to shave over the same area 4-5 times.
The shaver even sounds sharper. 😅 The blades make a higher pitched sound as if they're moving faster... possibly because there's less friction with the screen.
So far I'm glad I spent the ~$50 to refresh this shaver. $50 is a big fraction of the original $75 I paid to buy the shaver 10 years ago... though a smaller fraction of the $125-150 it would cost to replace today. It's a good case of repair vs. replace.
As parts for this older shaver become harder to find and more expensive I wondered if I should buy ahead with a second and even a third parts kit. I decided against that. I figure by the time my need for the next parts kit comes around in a few years, the shaver's battery might be kaput (unable to hold a charge very long) or some of the plastic switchgear might be broken. At that point I'd have to buy a new shaver anyway.