Men with wiry, curly hairs will also benefit from the Series 9’s specially designed cutting elements. While you may still be able to find some on various online stores in the USA and Europe, the original Series 9 shavers have been discontinued.

When fully charged, it can provide up to 60 minutes of cordless shaving time. That’s slightly better than the current Series 9 models that can be used for 50 minutes. And until the introduction of the 93xx, 94xx, and 95xx models, the answer would have been extremely simple and straightforward: No. I’ve tested it before with previous Series 9 shavers, and it appears program selection on the cleaning station is based on a timer, i,e., how long since the last cleaning, not how long you’ve used the shaver. If you take your newly-cleaned shaver, wait 4 or 45 days or longer and use it just once, the intensive (3-drop) cleaning mode will start (particularly applicable if you only clean your shaver weekly, for example – you’ll always get the intensive cleaning mode). If you clean it daily, the standard cleaning mode starts (single-drop) after a single use. In fact, you only need the shaver to run a few seconds before it triggers a cleaning session when you drop it in the station, whether you actually shaved with it or not. So my experience is that the cleaning mode is independent of whether the shaver is actually dirty, but instead is directly related to how long the shaver has been absent from the cleaner. As an observation, I’ve never seen the middle (2-drop icon) mode, but maybe that’s a 2 or 3 day wait between cleanings. And I haven’t timed it, but I couldn’t verify that there’s any difference between any of the modes – my general sense is that they run virtually the same if not the same length of time, although I might test some day. Reply However, they offer excellent corrosion resistance and creep resistance while remaining great for welding.Another point to note is the durability of your battery. I put it to load at the moment of its reception and nineteen days later it continues perfectly loaded, with practically daily shaves. This provides a tremendous autonomy and, despite the fact that the charger – with a nice design also in the product line – is of small size with this duration of the load it is perfectly avoidable to take it for punctual departures or even for a fortnight of vacations. The second real novelty brought by the 9385cc/9390cc and all the other new Series 9 models is a slightly larger battery.

It’s a simple and proven setup that works better than anything other brands have tried. Wet shaving

With the 9385cc, there are basically no changes and the S9 continues to be one of the best out there in that regard. But this time around, we got a new, slightly improved cassette that’s a bit better with long facial hair.

The real win will be in my opinion in the form of reliability. But that remains to be seen. Price and availability Precisely, every model in the original Series 9 family starts with 90: 9090cc, 9095cc, 9093s, and so on.That is true, rotary shavers still have an advantage in some very specific situations, but some of the current foil shavers like the Series 9 and Series 9 Pro have closed the gap. With the 92xx models, we basically have the same colors, only that now they appear explicitly in the model name. According to Braun, a fully charged battery will allow you to use the shaver for 60 minutes. That’s 10 minutes more than the older models. I have found the s9 has a mechanism that ‘pushpulls’ the foils inward when the head is being swiveled towards the end. With my model (a bargain 9325s)

I did however notice that the S9 Pro is a bit louder and feels somewhat faster when shaving (the motor is still a 10000 oscillations per minute unit though). I appreciate you taking the time to get in touch with us, Arne. If you have any future questions, don’t hesitate to reconnect with Braun. If the Series 9 is a good match for your particular needs — sensitive skin, close shaves, coarse beard, longer/flat-lying hairs, and even for shaving your head — then you’ll likely be very satisfied with it. As for the 40 000 cutting actions per minute, it simply refers to the fact that the blades oscillate at 10 000 cycles per minute. Multiply that by the number of blades — in this case 4 — and we get 40 000 cutting actions. While the least common of the four major stainless steel families, martensitic and precipitation hardening steels are popular in applications requiring a precise, hardened edge.

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The Series 9 and Braun’s other middle to high-end shavers are fortunately very gentle and really enjoyable to use, even if you suffer from the aforementioned issues. I guess the only thing missing would be the small bottle of lubricant. It’s not a big deal, but at this price point, one would expect to find all the goodies inside the box. Battery life and charging The Titanium coating has excellent anti-corrosive properties and this hints at one of the possible causes of the trimmer failing. ” You can clean the 9385cc manually just like you would with any other waterproof electric shaver: with tap water and (optionally) some liquid soap.