Philishave battery type confirmation

[lmcclaf]

I've got an older Philishave model 980 electric razor. The
rechargeable batteries have finally decided they don't want to play
any more but they have no external markings on their cases. The cct
board says use only 4822 138 10334 replacement. After googling this I
found a bunch of sites in languages I don't know. I think I am being
shown the batteries are 1.2V 600mAh nickel cadmium (2 batteries so
total voltage would be 2.4V). Am I reading these other sites correctly
for the values and if so I should be able to use any nickel cadmium
with specs like these shouldn't I? If I threw in a couple of 1.2V
1200mAh I would still be good for a longer held charge? TIA.

Cheers,
Lawrence

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I've got an older Philishave model 980 electric razor. The
rechargeable batteries have finally decided they don't want to play
any more but they have no external markings on their cases. The cct
board says use only 4822 138 10334 replacement. After googling this I
found a bunch of sites in languages I don't know. I think I am being
shown the batteries are 1.2V 600mAh nickel cadmium (2 batteries so
total voltage would be 2.4V). Am I reading these other sites correctly
for the values and if so I should be able to use any nickel cadmium
with specs like these shouldn't I? If I threw in a couple of 1.2V
1200mAh I would still be good for a longer held charge? TIA.

Sounds right. Hook the motor up to 3 V and see if it runs OK.

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[ian field]

I've got an older Philishave model 980 electric razor. The
rechargeable batteries have finally decided they don't want to play
any more but they have no external markings on their cases. The cct
board says use only 4822 138 10334 replacement. After googling this I
found a bunch of sites in languages I don't know. I think I am being
shown the batteries are 1.2V 600mAh nickel cadmium (2 batteries so
total voltage would be 2.4V). Am I reading these other sites correctly
for the values and if so I should be able to use any nickel cadmium
with specs like these shouldn't I? If I threw in a couple of 1.2V
1200mAh I would still be good for a longer held charge? TIA.

Cheers,
Lawrence

Better not to use NiMh by mistake - some Philishave chargers use voltage
drop sensing at full charge, which is less pronounced on NiMh so they
overcharge and ruin.

 

[Ken Weitzel]

Sounds right. Hook the motor up to 3 V and see if it runs OK.

Hi...

I have an older Philishave as well... model is HP 1337.

Just a heads up in case your's is similar. The batts look exactly
like sub-c's, but are actually slightly smaller. Sub-c's won't fit,
no matter how I tried.

I had to replace them with actual philishave parts.

Take care.

Ken

 

[Franc Zabkar]

I've got an older Philishave model 980 electric razor. The
rechargeable batteries have finally decided they don't want to play
any more but they have no external markings on their cases. The cct
board says use only 4822 138 10334 replacement. After googling this I
found a bunch of sites in languages I don't know. I think I am being
shown the batteries are 1.2V 600mAh nickel cadmium (2 batteries so
total voltage would be 2.4V). Am I reading these other sites correctly
for the values and if so I should be able to use any nickel cadmium
with specs like these shouldn't I?

That part number is for a "BATTERY (PAIR) * HQ5865":

http://www.sselectronics.com.au/Productlist.phtml/searchphrase=482213810334

A service manual for the HQ5865 shaver is available here:
http://www.eserviceinfo.com/download.php?fileid=27219

The drawing shows 2 x AA NiCd batteries. The text indicates a capacity
of 600mAh.

If I threw in a couple of 1.2V
1200mAh I would still be good for a longer held charge? TIA.

From my reading of the service manual for the HQ5865, I think that
your shaver's Time Control Module may become confused. AFAICT, the
charging circuit charges at 1.2A for 30 minutes and then switches to
slow charge. If your model is similar, then it may indicate a full
charge when it is in fact only 50%.

- Franc Zabkar

 

[lmcclaf]

Thanks for all the responses. I stopped in at the local Source store
and picked up a package of two AA 1.2V 600mAh batteries with the
solder tabs on them. Got them installed and everything appears to be
fine in razorland again.

Cheers,
Lawrence