Lost Remington Pf7200 shaver power cord and avoiding forced obsolescence

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i somehow lost the power adapter to my Remington Pf7200 shaver, and of course the power adapter is proprietary in that they changed the connector housing so only their adapters work in it.  

I've been looking around online, but I am not quite sure if I can even find the right replacement, there is very little joy for net adapter Pf7200 except on American sites (I live in Europe) but the ones I found are all around 20 euros excl delivery (so 26.95) a bit of a gamble to not know for sure.

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Instead I just ordered a new/sealed Remington shaver out of the "Pro series" (normally €80) that I found on eBay https://www.ebay.nl/itm/276292454958

It's a bit of a gamble, but I think the cable fits in my Pf7200 too which is a lesser version of the same product line, and was around €50 new if I recall correctly.

So now I've spent €39.90 (9.90 is delivery) and will have two shavers and (hopefully) one power cable between them 😛

The Pro version looks quite nice, and you it can be used while it is charging (not possible with my Pf7200).

I'll try to remember to update when it is delivered from Italy to The Netherlands!

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In 2024, there is absolutely no need for this level of household electronics to have proprietary chargers. I feel your pain!

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On 21/01/2024 at 05:28, Dick Montage said:

In 2024, there is absolutely no need for this level of household electronics to have proprietary chargers. I feel your pain!

It's all about Nickle and Diming the average Joe in a Capitalist system.

 

In other words, it's Capitalism working at it's finest.

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I can relate.  I have a trimmer from a company called Brio.

It has a cord with a USB-A plug on one end and a proprietary plug on the other end.

I misplaced the cord... probably because I assumed it was a normal USB cable when I was doing decluttering.  I have tons of old USB cables so I was trying to get rid of some.

And wouldn't you know it... as soon as I ordered a replacement charging cable from Brio... I found the original cable.  D'oh!

I still have two other razors/trimmers from Philips and Braun.  I wish everything would move to USB-C

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On 21/01/2024 at 22:59, Xenon said:

I would try ebay. There is some used models for $13 (US)  that come with a power cord. 

I'm not in the U.S. so I also have to pay for intl shipping which brings it up over $40.

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Well Remington can also go on the list of s*it companies. They even have different connectors for their own shavers, in the same series!!!!!! 😡

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On 26/01/2024 at 14:44, Steven P. said:

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Well Remington can also go on the list of s*it companies. They even have different connectors for their own shavers, in the same series!!!!!! 😡

Literally ridiculous 

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It's all about Nickle and Diming the average Joe in a Capitalist system.

 

In other words, it's Capitalism working at it's finest.

I mean, I'd expect a young person to think like that.
But you seem who has seen several full months.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for standard connectors but so says it's capitalism at it's finest....no

May I invite you be part of manufacture process  in a industrial level. Also get to know some folks in the electronic fields. 
Pretty sure there are associations/organizations in your state/city  like for example the Department of Commerce where you can have a 1 on 1 with several industries and actually know how they operate.
Time to read more and actually get to know other things beside IT.

If I can find that in my home town in Monterrey, Mexico, pretty sure you can find something. 
We have CAINTRA 
https://www.caintra.org.mx/

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