Product DescriptionWorks With ALL Braun Syncro Models: 7690, 7680, 7664, 7650, 7630, 7570, 7564, 7546, 7540, 7526, 7520, 7516, 7515, 7514, 7511, 7510, 7504, 7505 Types: 5491, 5492,5493, 5494 (may be partial list)
Unit does not include cord or shaver
What Others Say
Works, but fragile
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.
Third Time is the Charm?
This is the third base that I have bought for this razor. I love the product, I just hope the latch on this one doesn't fail like the other ones!!
Clean and Charge Replacement
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.
Braun Syncro 7000 series clean & Charge base
It is very unclear from reading the product description that the cleaner cartridge is NOT included with the base. The cartridge must be ordered separately at an additional cost of close to $12. This seems pretty high considering the base itself is almost $50.
Worst part is, no prompt comes up saying that the cleaner cartridge is a product to be purchased at this time. So you get the $50 unit, open it, see a gaping hole in the bottom and then have to figure out if the cleaner cartridge was just not included by error or to be purchased separately.
$50 for just the base, although it works, is not good value because it cannot "clean" as the title infers.
ditto, ditto, ditto
Too bad Braun hasn't fixed this issue. Product works well and keeps my razor fresh, but I am in process of ordering my third unit, due to the same issue with the lock down feature. Seems to last about 2 plus years.
