Replacing the battery in a Remington PG-6020 Personal Grooming Razor Trimmer. Here are the Amazon Links as promised: Battery: amzn.to/2nvYk4I Soldering Iron: amzn.to/2nw8Bhe Solder: amzn.to/2mZAdaB
Appreciate the information on getting the case apart. I just replaced the lithium battery in my PG-6025 and it's running stronger than I ever remember. For anyone doing a slightly different model number from this video, it's critical that you know the type and voltage of battery your unit has to work with the BMS on the circuit board. In my case it was a 3.2v LFP battery.
i have the PG-6020 like the video. I used a 1.2v battery like he did and it works great but the text on the case of the shaver says 3.6-4v so I don't know if this is a typo? It came with a 1.2v battery.
I just wanted to thank you. I have model 6030 for years, and all the time I thought that motor or blades were bad. I have replaced battery(in my case is ni-mh). I used bigger capacity (980mAh), and now its working even better then when I bought it. Thank you !
Thanks a million! I'm on my second Remington. My old one went bad but my inner hoarder made me save it! Gonna break out my soldering iron and get busy!
Just a note, mine broke, so naturally, I opened her up to take a peek inside. I noticed a film of grease on the switch, so I took it off, cleaned it, connected the motor leads to 9v, and then 4.5v to free it of binding and make sure it works, slapped the charger on, and presto! She's back working!
It's a chore to get the case open, for sure, and easy to snap off the plastic retaining clips inside..... The batteries I found online came as a pair and the case is designed to accommodate two batteries, so I wired them in parallel and the thing runs like a monster (and I don't look like one anymore). Thanks for the guidelines!
Thank-You for taking the time to make this great, informative video. I`m not a cheap`o , but I hate throwing things out because of something simple & a quick fix.
Great tutorial! I thought mine was the battery but it turned out the negative wire that connects to the main board had a break in it. The two plastic tabs that hold it in place are difficult to open up so whoever reads this next be very careful not to break them.
Thanks so much for making this video. I hate the fact that they make it so difficult to remove the batteries. It will take an act of CONGRESS to get them to 1) if it uses a battery- it has to be easy to change it out and 2) use a standard battery that every corner grocery will carry! We cannot keep living a disposable lifestyle...SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!
Getting the case open was the hardest part of this. The end with the motor and without the clips would not separate, and I ended up breaking 3 of the 4 clips.
After watching the video I finally got around to taking mine apart. It never did charge properly but I didn't bother to take it back to the store like I should have. Any way with the help of your video I got it apart, The positive wire was touching the positive from the plug in jack .... I suppose that kept it from charging properly or discharged the battery ..... whatever .... I got along with it for a couple of years mainly because I don't bother much with trimming my hair or beard. Maybe I'll invest in a battery but I'll probably throw the POS as far over the fence as I can and go buy something worth having.... or maybe it will now work (I did fix the wire). I might even try a couple of little AAAs in parallel from a Dollar Tree solar lights and make it solar powered. Thanks for the video, getting the darn thing apart is the hard part. Over 18K have viewed this? How funny! And a big thanks for showing how to get it apart, I was prying with a knife and screw driver and looking for the seams and snap points but my old eyes just don't work as well as they used to. Thanks again.
Thanks for your video and explanation my friend. I did the same process, ordered my batteries from Amazon I received them and I just swapped the old battery with the new one and my trimmer came back to life!! HAHA! Regards from Mexico.
Thank you for the video. Mine is PG-6032 and as others have mentioned in the comments, it was a pain in the neck to pry open this shaver. It really piss me off to see companies using this kind of B.S. in order to make consumers to throw in the garbage a good equipment that just need a new battery, so instead you buy a new shaver again and they can profit more. To the hell with this programmed obsolescence.
For what it's worth, I couldn't find a user manual for this (Remington PG6020). I looked at the Remington website but no luck there. Sent them an email and they emailed me the user manual the next day. :-)
Great video! I was getting ready call Remington about this since the instructions on "Pry the lower housing from the product with a flathead screw driver." was EXTREMELY helpful (NOT!). I like your idea of heating the solder vs. ".. clip the wire leads." as per the instruction manual. Thanks!!!
The Battery in my unit is AAA 1.2V. Exactly the same model so worth double checking prior to ordering the Battery. AA wouldn't fit in my unit. Helpful video though. Thanks.
thanks for the video but it would be great if the video was also about how to run the Remington PG-6020 without the rechargeable battery which makes it electric?
The charger isn't nearly powerful enough to run the motor, so to make it run without battery would require a new power supply + a lot of surgery to the machine - too much to make sense...
A solder sucker would help here. Remove the solder so that you can unhook the wire leads. Alternative would be to use a pin drill to make holes in the new tabs.
I watched completly your video and its helpfull, but you think its work too if we replace the battery for a capacitor?, for work directly when you plug in on the socket?
Apologies if my question is tiresome but being that in 2024 battery technology has improved markably in all applications I'm very interested in upgrading my PG-6020 with a lithium ion battery for its far superior performance and longevity., I'm aware I'll have to upgrade to the applicable charger to suit, I'm wondering if you forsee any practical or otherwise issues arising from this upgrade? Is it possible? Is it worth it or am I better off just upgrading to the 1000 you have used here? Thanks for the video 👍
There appears to be a double-barrelled cradle in the factory mould for 2 AA batteries. What would it take to install 2 AA's in this device? And basic electrophysics question: what would two batteries due for power longevity. It's not linear (arithmetic), if I recall? Thanks!
thanks for the video but why didn't you add two batteries as there was clearly enough room it looked as if it was designed for two as well but the accounts went cheap and only added one
Otto Donis I ended up replacing it with a single NiMH battery rated at 2500mah that I had laying around from an RC toy. Trimmer works about as well as before but in retrospect, if I had to do it over again, I'd change a few things. First, I again used an old spare I had laying around. So there's no telling if its performance had previously been degraded. Hence, I would probably install a known fresh battery. Second, I liked the advertised 2500mah of the NiMH over the combined 2x1000mah of a new NiCD battery. However I read some discussion that the NiCD batteries "discharge" faster which I took to mean the trimmer motor runs stronger (akin to having higher water pressure). I did notice with my NiMH battery, the trimmer ran fine, but it can get bogged down with wet beard hair. I don't recall that happening with the NiCD battery until it was late in its service life. But again, I don't know if it's just me or the unknown status of the replacement battery or what. I can say though that before my NiCD battery died and stopped taking any charge, my previous MO was to start trimming my beard down, unit slows down, put unit back on charge, shower and then after it got a brief recharge, finish fine trimming. Now, with the replaced battery, I can confidently wait until after my shower (and softened up hair) knowing the trimmer holds enough charge to do everything in one shot. There's more wet hair then so maybe that perceived weakness isn't really there. To continue though, I just tap the blades in the sink to clear out. Oh, a third thing was if ordering new batteries for this, save yourself some hassle and order pre-tabbed batteries. My replacement wasn't tabbed so I had to make sure I didn't cook the battery while soldering directly to them. I have experience building RC car battery packs so wasn't too concerned about this but the average DIYer might not have the know-how and excessive heat will damage the life of the battery. Having tabs already on the battery reduces this risk.
Isn’t that the charging circuit next to the battery? A 5v USB cable in a 2A or more charger will charge it! USB-Remington Cables are available on Amazon.
I was about to toss my Remington out till I watched this video. I have amazon prime and will look up the battery. All I need now is to find someone that has a sotter kit. Thanks!
I was going to also. LOL Now for the head, the head isn't working well- might has something wrong. I have this one as well as the model-PG6025- that has much finer teeth and won't cut nearly as well.
No. do not use plumbing solder on electronics use this www.amazon.com/Alpha-AM62964-Cookson-Lead-Free-Solder/dp/B000G35MX6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1497547972&sr=8-5&keywords=solder+electrical
I have a Remington PG-6015 that isn't holding a charge long enough anymore. Looks like your PG-6020 except for minor cosmetic differences. Haven't popped it open yet, but I'm assuming the innards are identical. Do you have any insights on the PG-6015?
Thanks for this! Just ordered the batteries you recommended and am wondering what you would recommend as the best charging procedure to use to get the most life out of a new battery.
+calanan I've read that you should NOT run the device while charging for NiCD batteries. I never run it while charging and tend to try not to leave it on the charger much longer than it needs to fully charge. Pretty sure that last part is overkill, but that's how I do it.
nicads have a poor memory feature - you are meant to discharge them totally every time that you charge them. its a frustrating choice were they just trying to get rid of stock?
Reason: NI-CD batteries have memory. If you let them discharge too much, they won't charge to full capacity anymore. As of 2017, the best replacement are Ni-Mh batteries wich have better chemistry. The trimmer up-time would vary depending on the battery. You can fit a beefy 2200mah battery in there for 45+ min uptime.
Use solder. Do not hold the heat on the battery too long. Let it cool before attaching the other wire. It's best to wet the surface of the battery ends with solder prior to attaching the wires.
Helpful video, thanks. Only caveat, is that it was a little slow moving. Good speed for a classroom situation, but since we have the ability to pause and replay, this info could have been provided in a fraction of the time.
answer after 6 years...: charger only charging the battery and only when the switch is off. When the switch is on the charger, is disconnected from the battery (and the motor). Its for simplicity (cost) reasons...
I just wondering, Is there any difference between a white color battery that came with the Remington 600 MAH (Mili Ampers per/hour) to the replacement that you apply and linked in amazon Red color battery Voltage: 1.2, Amperage: 1000mAh, Chemistry: NiCD, doesn't matter if the "MAH" it is not the same like Remington's battery ?
The color of the battery doesn't matter. The mAh just tells you how much total storage capacity the battery has. Higher numbers are better here, but lower numbers will work fine too, they just won't hold a charge as long. Good luck!
I bought the PG6024. I used it exactly three times before it died. Very interesting video, and I always appreciate it when someone shows how to fix a problem. But, I think I’ll just buy a better brand. This is junk!
i break my head trying to open my remington is another model and i cant cut off the top were have 2 screw hideng .. i fuck up a little the plastic but its OK still.. now have to see if i can get those battery here.. Because here we have nothing.. and there is No dolar to buy for amazon.. live in Venezuela .. thanks for video anyway.
This was also the case for my razor. Only realised once I had the batteries shipped from Italy and had opened the unit. Video should give an indication of potential difference in battery sizes.
