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- From: mcgrant@alfalfa.stanford.edu (Michael C. Grant)
- Subject: Re: Interplak vs. Braun
- In-Reply-To: strnlght@netcom.com's message of Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:30:37 GMT
- Message-ID: <MCGRANT.92Dec26221108@alfalfa.stanford.edu>
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- Organization: Information Systems Laboratory, Stanford University
- References: <1992Dec23.150625.15413@asl.dl.nec.com> <1992Dec23.213037.11781@netcom.com>
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- Date: 26 Dec 92 22:11:08
- Lines: 29
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- In article <1992Dec23.213037.11781@netcom.com>
- strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:
-
- In article <1992Dec23.150625.15413@asl.dl.nec.com> alie@csl.dl.nec.com (Andrew Lie) writes:
- >I would like to know more about Braun, too.
- >My Interplak just broke down two weeks ago (it no longer recharges).
-
- There have been a lot of complaints about the Interplak, which has a
- number of major design failings. Some have been corrected in the newest
- model.
- I have had two fail on me. I switched to the Braun about six months ago,
- have been very satisfied, and since then have had a very good dental
- checkup.
- Braun's design is like a fortress. The entire unit is sealed against
- water, and the switch is a sliding magnet on the outside of the case,
- with the electrical goodies sealed inside. Charging is by magnetic
- induction from the base, not electrical contact. There is no way the Braun
- or its base can rust out, as the Interplak often did, and I'd guess you
- could take a bath with the base and not get a shock.
-
- By the way, Consumer Reports rated the Braun the highest of any electric
- toothbrush, certainly higher than any Interplak model. Their tests did
- include the typical bathroom electrical safety tests (i.e. immersing
- the thing in water, etc).
-
- Michael C. Grant
-
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