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I'm amazed at how well these old plug-in Norelco razors work that do not run on rechargeable batteries. I was digging around the house and found this one, at least 25 years old (so it qualifies as vintage). It seemed to run ok but made a little noise. I sprayed the heads with my can of "old school" Radio Shack tuner cleaner which worked its way down into the gizmos that turn the heads, and it runs quietly now. Better still, the blades re still sharp and in perfect condition. Norelco could use a higher hp motor when it didn't have to worry about the cost of copper or on how long the motor would be able to run on a single recharge.The result is a shave much better and cleaner than I have gotten from a bevy of subsequent Norelco razors operating off rechargeable batteries and with motors designed for minimal current draw. I'm going to continue to use this, and treat it like a fine piece of vintage audio equipment!
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I use a 2 head that is from the mid 50's that shaves way better then any of the others I have and it is easy to keep clean & amazingly the blades are still rather sharp!Really looks like it seen very little use! I even have the box along with the leather case & brush!
I still have my old Schick plug in razor, too. I haven't shaved since the blizzard of 1978, though. Back then I would have loved the rechargeable option...but no regrets. The blizzard taught me that shaving is highly overrated.
My "tripleheader" is 70's vintage, and still works well. Replaced the batteries when they went soft several years ago. It used two "sub C" cells. Also had to replace the wall-wart charger.
I hate rechargeable razors. My wife, bless her, bought me one after getting sick in 2010 and the trimmer dies in a year and now the razor lasts just long enough to have a shave.
I called around and replacement batteries installed are as expensive as a new razor. My good old Gillette Safety Razor circa '65 never dies; nor does my straight edge throat slicer.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
Hi Brian,
I never could use and electric razor. I got off the multi-blade bandwagon quite a while ago, with a Merkur safety razor. They are much better, a lot cheaper and no shaving bumps!
I do have a pair of Norelcos, but they are speakers with 8" full-range drivers. They are very nice!
Dave
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