How to replace the rechargeable battery in Braun toothbrush

[OnceAPunAThyme]

Thank you for this video. Very encouraging! I hope I can source the battery locally from Maplins or somewhere, I have had nothing but bad experiences buying batteries via ebay. Pity mine's not just a double AA! A quick look and it appears to be the same as yours. Thanks again! :)

[mancool110]

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[imagn20]

Thanks for the video buddy, this gave me the confidence to take my toothbrush apart and see that all it needed was a little cleaning and greasing! YOU TUBE IS AWESOME!!!

[SuperLinhiee]

I need help, I don't know how to connect the wires back to the circuit board. ?!

[maggietoo99]

The Oral-B Vitality is apparently different from the one you show here. It has a very soft silicone ring on the bottom, not the hard plastic that can be unscrewed. Someone did a video showing unscrewing the Vitality from the top instead of the bottom, but the toothbrush was shattered from trying to open it at the bottom, so there was no way to really know if the 'guts' would come out of the lower shell with the removal of the top. Anyone know how to change battery on a Vitality?? Thanks

[7july1955]

I went to the Oral B site and found the manual for my Vitality brush. It explained how to easily remove the battery for proper disposal. It may have just shifted inside the cover -- once I got the cover off and hit the button it worked! I cleaned it well and reassembled it. To snap the top back on I placed it in the charger and pushed down firmly. I'm happy to get more use out of it. Walgreens "Easy Flex" replacement heads fit Oral B, by the way -- read the package back for details.

[nataliaortizb]

Great job, thanks for the intruction

[sml411]

Don't know if I'll try this but thanks for posting it. Actually I think I shall. You are the man!

[Wilfredkazoks]

Thanks for the video. Mine lasted 16 years before needing a new battery. I don't think it is a crap product at all. To answer a few questions. The 2/3A NiCd is 1.2V per cell. In Australia they are available from Jaycar with solder tabs. You shouldn't throw the toothbrush in the trash since they have Cadmium in the batteries. I put electrical tape over the terminals and store them in a jar. One day I'll fill it and then worry about how to dispose of them responsibly.

[CatamaranAir]

Thanks for how to Great Video!! But I realized this is a piece of crap product.

[MSofficeVideos]

Excellent instructions! A little too difficult for me though; I'll just toss the toothbrush, but only AFTER trying to take it apart. That looks like fun! Thanks for all the details.

[dpark76]

@MSofficeVideos - not really sure this is really worth my effort either especially since I use the battery operated toothbrush with rechargeable AA batteries, and takes like 5 seconds to replace, and I think only costed like $5 on sale. =)

Anyway, as I mentioned to calexander007 below, be kind to the environment and do not dispose of the Ni-Cd battery in the trash. I encourage you to find a municipal recycling/disposal center that accepts hazardous materials.

[njay22]

superb - thanks for taking the time

[calexander007]

About 1:30 (when he said to get a soldering iron) I said: You have got to be kidding. My toothbrush, battery included, is going into the trash and I will just order another one from Amazon.

[dpark76]

@calexander007 - Not that you care, but Nickel cadmium batteries are classified as hazardous waste by the federal government. If you read the directions they need to be recycled. It's illegal to throw them away in the trash. Yeah I know everyone does it anyway, but that's the freaking problem with this country...no one gives a damn, until toxins start leaching into the water supply and everyone starts to complain that the govt ain't doing squat. Please be kind to the environment and recycle it!!

[shkabara]

Thank you for doing this. It helped me fix my toothbrush. Do have to be careful with the thin loop wires.

[bajaroms]

can you help me with the order from bottom to top, spring, rubber circle, circle type of wood, coil, which is first from bottom to top? sorry for my English use a translator. Another one, how i know wich is the polarity of the coil? one cable come from the inside of the circle coil and the other from outside of the circle coil. thanks.

[roadrunn80]

Ok, I recently purchased an Oral B Vitality Dual Clean and after the first charge dropped me on the floor. When I shake it, I could hear some kind of rattling, so I am interested if it was the sound of spring or something else? I tried to open it by using your instructions and through the charger, but without success! It works well but I'm worried about that the sound... Thanks

[benmhy]

Thanks for the video! May I ask how long it would take to have fully recharge a Nimh battery with the original oral b charger? How longer it could be used with a fully charged Nimh battery than Nicad battery in comparatively speaking. Thanks in advance!

[kontosvagg]

Hello, great jod doing this video. I've a question though:In the process of opening the toothbrush, i acidentally cut the two little bronze wires which are attached in the botton part of the device, round the little spring..Now where does they have to be connected?

Thanks in advance,again you're very helpful with this video!

[howdoesitsmell]

Excellent work mister kam770, thx!

Does anyone know where to find the right batteries? I took  my toothbrush apart and replaced the battery by AA. But its too weak to turn the motor. The original had no markings other then "rechargeable" (and i think Ni-Cad) and it is AA sized.

[liebhbaer]

kam7700, you are a genius of the first water. :-)

Thanks a lot!

[ytown95base]

im looking at using this platform for some custom work , non toothbrush oriented , and i wonder how you feel about putting in a lipo 14500 . something i read somewhere online said lipo and inductive charging are bad , but i dont see how. how does the 2/3a size compare to a 14500?

[breakfastinbed]

Is each 2/3A battery 1.2v or 3v? I couldnt measure the original voltage, and found 2 different voltages available... Would be great if you can post this info. Thx!

[kam7700]

My 2/3A battery is 1.2V.

[victorlam60188]

the 'thing' is called a heat sink

[sirsloth]

instead if using that metal bracket, you can also open up the bottom of the toothbrush by using the charging base or the stub in the back of the charger designed for this exact purpose. also, i was able to remove the battery from the toothbrush by peeling off the first tab with a razor blade and some needle nose pliers and then just pulling the battery straight off the 2nd tab. This eliminates the need to do any soldering. my batteries were nicad. is it safe to use nimh instead?

[kam7700]

The batteries are soldered to the circuit board. I don't know how you can avoid soldering. Using Nimh is fine. I changed 3 toothbrushs with Nimh and they have been working for six monthes so far.

[gavoranges]

kam7700

Use: Oral B Vitality toothbrush

Basically the same

Except the bottom is rubber in my case

Failed to twist it open.

Suceeded with identical model to one shown in video.

Could not open this one.

Any advice?

For the owners with Silcon/Rubber bases 

[gavoranges]

kam7700 Use: Oral B Vitality toothbrush Basically the same Except the bottom is rubber in my case Failed to twist it open. Suceeded with identical model to one shown in video. Could not open this one. Any advice? For the owners with Silcon/Rubber bases Please Reply ASAP From all Thankyou

[mischief2mayhem101]

Thanks for the video but what kind of battery would I replace it with. Went to radio shack but they didn't have that type. Where can I get it?

[kam7700]

The battery size is 2/3A. It needs two of them. I found my 2/3A sixe NImh from Ebay. In my video, they were 2/3A size. However, i have seen one using just one AA. You have to open your toothbrush to check first. Hope it helps.

[vikingto]

thanks budday! i dropped my dumb toothbrush on the floor and it came apart into many pieces, i was able to get it back together correctly with this video.. good work! are u a oral b tech by chance..?

[NICKGENIUS]

Thanks so much for posting this video

[hydrobot2003]

Damn you're good at electronics! What is your career or do for a living?