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Charging, battery and travel
Battery days, chargers, UK shaver sockets and travel: the practical side of owning an electric toothbrush.
- Shaver socket
- BS 4573, two-pin
- Maker days assume
- 2 x 2 minutes a day
Battery figures are usually quoted for two 2 minute brushes a day. If you brush longer or more often, the days fall; our battery-days check does the sum.
Many toothbrush chargers have a two-pin plug for the UK bathroom shaver socket (BS 4573), which often has a 115/230 V switch. Others come with a USB cable or a UK 3-pin plug. The listing usually states which.
For travel, check whether the brush has a travel lock, whether the case charges the handle, and the charger's voltage range.
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