electric toothbrush

fenleas said:
HI
just bought an oral b that uses two aa batteries haven tried it yet
but i had asked the same question, how do you recharge ,so no
problem now just change the batteries.

JAS
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Sounds like the same one I got . Don't tell me you paid less . Been using it for a couple of weeks now , think it's a good compromise
 
After having to renew the one at home jan spotted one on e bay using disposable batteries sent off quite cheap got a pack of two superb daily use have only renewed batteries once in 3 months away
 
i have indeed lost 2 teeth since i originally started this thread .... hence my need to use best possible tooth care products but at an affordable price - and technology has changed since my original question when 12v brushes were not available - they are now and so are replaceable battery operated brushes.....
 
To the person that clicked my post about the diamond USB chargeable toothrush. Please DON'T buy one. It was rubbish. Lose power really quickly & never recovered. An expensive mistake.

I've been using a battery toothbrush I got from costco for ages & ages. Takes aa bats and lasts ages.

I repeat... Do not buy the diamond USB electric toothbrush. It'll be an expensive mistake! !!
 
SWMBO had an Oral B Toothbrush which was not holding its charge any longer so I took it to bits and fitted one of these

12v to 1.5v Converter

This switches the 12v power to 1.5v for the little motor inside the toothbrush. It's adjustable so you can run the motor as fast as you like.

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I find chomping on a bone very effective, the only downsides are the fights I have with the neighbours dog.
 
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We use Oral-b rechargable brushes at home and bought a AA battery powered Oral-b brush that takes the same heads as our home one.
It was from Home Bargians and was about £6. It works at least as good if not better than the rechargable one.
 
I love electric toothbrushes but I plugged my new expensive Braun into the inverter and it never worked again, an expensive mistake. I know from my coffee maker that the old one with little electronics in it works but the new one where you can program stuff such as cup size and switch off itself will not work on inverter. I bought cheap Braun and it worked the few times I plugged it in on the inverter however after reading the Which mag that ran an article on brushed stated that some brushed take up to 12 hours to reach a full charge with one make taking 36. So even if it worked on inverter the power the inverter alone would use makes it not practical.
 
What happened to the good old man/hand held tooth brush or are we getting lazy,electric this electric that.:rolleyes2:all these batteries the girls are using,are you sure there for the tooth brush ?,:scared::rabbit:
 
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Well it does save weight if all gadgets taken have dual use haha. Electric toothbrushes are now the vogue as we are being told by the dentist that they remove far more cr.p than the hand held. I don't mind if my teeth don't look pristine any more but I would like at least to still have them and having not yet lost any I continue to live in hope
 
Steve121 said:
Can anyone tell me if they really think the Philips Sonicare toothbrushes are worth over £70 more than the Colgate one?
Looking at the specifications, the Colgate A1500 would appear to be somewhat better than the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean for less than half the price.
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I bought a Colgate one from Asda to replace my 7 year old Philips thet stopped holding it's charge, I had it replaced three times before I got my money back and bought another Philips IMHO the Colgate is no where near as good for cleaning your teeth and the build quality was even worse!

Regards,
Del
 
AA, AAA battery run toothbrushes and the like can be run directly
off the 12v, via 12v to 3v, 4.5v (as required) adaptor soldered to the
battery terminals within the toothbrush. Not as convenient as wireless
of course.
I've a 12v Bosch drill (no not as a toothbrush!) the rechargeable batteries
have long ago died (RIP) I've soldered to the redundant battery terminals
a 10m cable and 12v plug and use it around the van mainly to wind
the mbike rack in and out, 5 years of 2nd life and still going strong,
lightweight as well without the batteries.
 
having seen how effective rotary brushes are for removing rust and paint in the workshop theres no way id let a powered brush anyway near the delicate enamel of my teeth.

imho there a totally unnecessary invention foisted on the public by advertising just to make a few quid .... like most must have gadgets.

im off to find me hardhat
 
ricc said:
having seen how effective rotary brushes are for removing rust and paint in the workshop theres no way id let a powered brush anyway near the delicate enamel of my teeth.

imho there a totally unnecessary invention foisted on the public by advertising just to make a few quid .... like most must have gadgets.

im off to find me hardhat
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but only an idiot would fit a wire brush head to a toothbrush even if it were possible.


An electric toothbrush cleans much much better than an ordinary one - your loss.
 
ricc said:
having seen how effective rotary brushes are for removing rust and paint in the workshop theres no way id let a powered brush anyway near the delicate enamel of my teeth.

imho there a totally unnecessary invention foisted on the public by advertising just to make a few quid .... like most must have gadgets.

im off to find me hardhat
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My dentist recommends a basic tooth brush and if times are hard and toothpaste too expensive brush your teeth with salt.

:dog:
 
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