Review (4/5): Another Throw Away
The distributer of this electric shaver is EDUP HOME although you won't find that name on the packing material or the instruction sheet. The model number is FK-605. The instructions are like a satire of the English language challenged technical writers. The illustrations are ludicrous and of minimal help in learning how to operate this device. Fortunately the operation is quite straight-forward.
Mine fired right up and gave an excellent shave and the trimmer was easy to use on my sideburns. It did leave several nicks but that might have been due to my unfamiliar with the concept of using my free hand to stretch my skin. The LCD battery indicator is a useful feature and the price made this an excellent value.
My main reservation concerns the recommendation that the foil be replaced each year and the blades every two years. In case you were wondering, foil refers to the thin layer of metal, holed to form a mesh pattern, that covers the cutters. If this replacement schedule is correct a user would be hard pressed to figure which replacement kit to purchase as the instructions offer no clue.
Brawn offers replacement kits by series, but there is no indication about this shaver's series so you might have to buy six or seven different ones until you find one that fits. In any case most of the kits are more expensive than it would cost to just replace the entire razor. What an insane world.