Title: Good Design - Flimsy Construction
Product review: In fairness, I have to start off by saying that I had this product for over a year and used it successfully 15-20 times. The longer I had it, the more frequently it consumed batteries. After sitting in the drawer for a few weeks, it wouldn't start when I'd turn it on. I regularly cleaned the cutters with a brush and lubed them with Tri-flow, but that didn't seem to help. Sometimes, I could get it going by push-starting the blade with a pencil or something, but mostly it wanted fresh batteries to get going.Finally, even fresh batteries couldn't get it going, so I took it apart to see what I could see. The drive motor has a plastic cam that connects to a plastic arm that moves the blade back and forth. The motor is *tiny*. I'm thinking 3/4" diameter and 1-1/4" long. It was fried, so I threw the whole thing away.Would I buy it again? Yes if it was $20. Not at $40! Come on, it is a light-duty, battery powered trimmer on a long plastic handle.
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