Customer Reviews

Braun Syncro 7000 series clean & charge base

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

The hold down latch on my charger broke, and after reading the experiences of other people, I decided not to replace my charger. Instead, I made a strap out of two 1/4 inch wide tie wraps to see if strapping the top plunger down would work. The strap worked perfectly. I then made a more permanent strap out of narrow nylon strapping. Simply hold the plunger down, slip the strap around the whole unit, and clean and charge the shaver. This is a cheap and simple fix that works.

Ditto on the lock down mechanism. That's why I'm buying this. In fact, I had trouble finding where to buy this. If it is indeed NOT built to last, this base unit should be more readily available.

In trying to get the original one to work again, I believe I freed a spring that was malfunctioning, preventing the arm to stay locked down. I can use the original still for cleaning, manually pulling the arm out of the razor end, but I somehow also broke the connection which allows the razor to recharge while connected so here I am buying a new base.

If you're reading this, you probably already have this razor, your base broke, and you're looking for a replacement so none of this should sound unfamiliar to you. What I would recommend is bookmarking this page because a year or so from now, if still using the razor, you'll probably have to order this again because it's definitely not built to last.

This device works well for cleaning, but I had to buy this replacement because the "click-down" stopped locking in place.

As others have written, I have now had my cleaning base break three (3) times. The first two times were under warranty, and I "only" had to pay an extra $10 each time to have it shipped to a repair facility. The third time is out of warranty, and Braun Customer Service is telling me they are unwilling to do anything for me. Very disappointing for a Braun product that obviously has a design flaw. You won't find me buying a replacement for a product manufactured poorly.

For those of you that have a broken arm that will not lock down, Shaveroutlet has just the top part (Just the arm) for $16.99.

Like the previous reviewer, I am looking at this replacement because the top mechanism that locks down to hold, charge, and control the shaver during the clean cycle stopped locking down. This happened after 2.5 years of use, which I still consider too short a lifespan for a product at this price point, but is pretty good in the disposable world we seem to live in now.

Functionally, this product works exceptionally. Three months after I received this as a gift, I took a long term project away from home and did not bring the base. After six months of manual cleaning, I was replacing the blades. That second blade set, with daily use of this base, lasted me nearly 16 months, or nearly 80% longer. That alone paid for the price of this cleaner over its lifetime.

I bought this charger (with the shaver) and it broke within three weeks of purchase. I took it apart and fixed it, but it just kept on breaking. Take the other reviewers advice and just use a large rubber band or strap to hold down this poorly designed charger. For such an expensive item, I was amazed at how badly this was designed and how horribly unreliable the mechanisms turned out to be.

I had a 7526 go bad on me. Cheap plastic switch froze up. While waiting 6 weeks for them to repair it
I purchased another 7526 kit at $[...] at the time. I had a spare base. About 6 months later the latch system went. That was about 2 years after the purchase of the original shaver. I tossed the old base out and started using my second base from the replacement shaver. In under 6 months, with use only once a week the arm mechanism will not remain down as so many have stated above. I had a much older Braun 5500 and it lasted forever (well over 10 years anyway) and it didn't have a cleaning system other then a brush. It was made in Germany. Now, these units are garbage all made in China. Only the base and motor. The rest of the shaver and the plastic clean and shave crap is made in China. I think I am done with Braun and going with something out of Japan where they still make some quality products. Why pay higher prices for German engineering quality that is really molded plastic crap from China?

I like the overall idea of the system, and the razor itself works well. However, the base wears quickly. The latch holding down the charging arm breaks in a year or so of use. Given how expensive replacing this is, I'd expect it to last a much longer time. Say, for the average life of the razor itself. Problem is, the latch is made of soft plastic when it should be made of either a hard plastic or a metal. If buying a new razor, go with one that doesn't have a push down arm on the cleaner base.

Yep, the charging handle broke again.....so this would be my third replacement.....I was hoping to see a price drop, considering my razor is now 10 years old. But then again, why would Braun sabotage a perfect system of ripping of the customer. You pay out the nose for a great razor....$200 + when I got mine. Well, I guess since the razor will last forever, Braun will just gauge us $70 a pop from here to eternity. So you're essentially buying a new razor every 6 years, since these things only last about 2 years. From now on, like my grandfather used to do....straight edgde. I'll use the Braun when I travel and clean it manually. Braun can kiss by behind.