Replacing Sonicare Toothbrush Battery

September 30, 2011 9:12 AM

I own a Sonicare Toothbrush. The battery has now died. Phillips used to replace these toothbrushes for about 75% of their original cost. However, Phillips now has suspended this practice. Would anyone know of a small independent company that would repair my Sonicare by replacing the dead battery? Thanks in advance.
posted by Mckoan1 to Shopping (3 answers total)

Google is your friend.

Seriously, nowadays anything that's mass produced generally has a hacker-following around it such that things like this don't require you to forge ahead on your own if you've got your wits about you. Example, I just refilled my Brita pitcher's disposable filter via an instructable like I presented here. Huge money savers. Virtually all are win-win if you're even somewhat handy.
posted by RolandOfEld at 9:17 AM on September 30, 2011

I used that very same instructable to replace the battery on my sonicare. Worked like a charm.
posted by jnnla at 9:22 AM on September 30, 2011

DANG IT! We just replaced two Sonicare brushes whose batteries croaked. (The Philips people on the phone were adamant that nothing could be replaced. Grrrrr.) We bought Brauns and, while they are eh....OK, my wife still wishes she had her old Sonicare back.
posted by wenestvedt at 11:18 AM on September 30, 2011