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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Right to Repair@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 1 day ago

You Can’t Even Replace The Battery in the “Green” Suri Toothbrush

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You Can’t Even Replace The Battery in the “Green” Suri Toothbrush

www.ifixit.com

Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Right to Repair@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 1 day ago
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Suri claims its toothbrush is repairable—but not by you
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Suri’s electric toothbrush is actually pretty great, but it’s let down by claims of repairability.
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    I have an oral b IO9 that I just replaced the battery with a new 14500

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      Did you have to crack it, or is it user serviceable?

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        It’s in a weird spot where if you’d ask Oral B they’d probably say it’s not replaceable. But in practice it’s as simple as the old electric brushes that took AA batteries to change.

        https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Oral-B+iO+Battery+Replacement/136696

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