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- From: ru+@CMU.EDU (Rudolph R. Zung)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Interplak vs. Braun
- Message-ID: <gfCY_xy00WB9AE8hJT@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 13:07:41 GMT
- Article-I.D.: andrew.gfCY_xy00WB9AE8hJT
- References: <1992Dec23.134844.1199@xylogics.com>
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- Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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- In-Reply-To: <1992Dec23.134844.1199@xylogics.com>
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- I have a Braun, and have heard over the months various comments about the
- Interplak.
-
- I am very happy with my Braun; it gets the work done and I can use any
- toothpaste with it. The whole hand unit appears sealed, so no water may
- drip inside it. The on/off switch appears to be a magnetic switch, again so
- that there are no holes that water may drip in. The switch is removable,
- and can be installed upside down disabling the whole unit for those times
- when you pack it into your luggage and you don't want it turning on by
- accident and buzzing away happily in the cargo compartment on its way
- across the Atlantic. The charging connector looks like it uses induction,
- so that is no direct metal to metal contact that might rust.
-
- From what I hear about the Interplak: there are holes in the casing which
- may allow water to drip inside and rust the insides. Use of regular
- toothpaste, many of which contain abrasives will damange the gearing
- mechanism in the tooth brush head. While the efficacy of the Interplak is
- not in doubt in as far as plaque removal is concerned, it was mentioned
- previously on this bboard that if you use it more than once a day, the
- Interplak is so efficient that you may be removal your enamel as well; I
- have no idea if the Braun does this as well or not.
-
- In the end, someone posted a review on the Braun that ended with this
- statement which made up my mind for me: the Braun is built like a tank.
-
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