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Forty-five blades, and a reset you would not guess

Philips SH71/50

Three stainless steel replacement heads carrying 45 SteelPrecision blades, for Philips Series 7000 and square Series 5000 shavers — with a reminder icon on the machine and a reset that needs a seven-second press.

Philips SH71/50 replacement shaver heads in stainless steel, set of three

Philips SH71/50

Three stainless steel replacement heads carrying 45 SteelPrecision blades, for Philips Series 7000 and square Series 5000 shavers — with a reminder icon on the machine and a reset that needs a seven-second press.

Contents
Three replacement heads
Blades
45 SteelPrecision blades, stated to cut more hair per stroke
Material
Stainless steel
Compatible with
All Series 7000 and square Series 5000 shavers (S77XX and S55XX)
Reminder
Built-in icon lights when the heads need changing
Reset
Hold the power button for more than 7 seconds
Amazon reference
B08FDWPMP6 (identical on 6 markets)
EAN
8710103944119
  • The reset procedure is published — seven seconds on the power button — which is the step people miss and then assume the new heads are faulty
  • Forty-five blades, the same count as the Series 7000 shaver they go on
  • At $34 on amazon.com, on a range whose shavers publish no price there at all

Best for: A Philips Series 7000 whose reminder icon has come on.

≈ $34
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Specifications

Contents
Three replacement heads
Blades
45 SteelPrecision blades, stated to cut more hair per stroke
Material
Stainless steel
Compatible with
All Series 7000 and square Series 5000 shavers (S77XX and S55XX)
Reminder
Built-in icon lights when the heads need changing
Reset
Hold the power button for more than 7 seconds
Amazon reference
B08FDWPMP6 (identical on 6 markets)
EAN
8710103944119

Three stainless steel heads carrying 45 SteelPrecision blades — the same count Philips gives for the Series 7000 shaver itself — for Series 7000 and square Series 5000 machines.

The detail worth carrying away is the reset. Philips states that after fitting new heads you hold the power button for more than seven seconds to clear the reminder. It is one line in a listing and it is the step that gets missed, after which the icon keeps flashing and the new heads get blamed.

Compatibility is given as code patterns: S77XX and S55XX. As with the SH30, check the code on your shaver body rather than the range name on the box.

What people ask about this

What is the seven-second reset for?

To clear the change reminder after fitting new heads. Philips publishes it in the listing: hold the power button for more than seven seconds. Without it the icon keeps signaling, and the usual conclusion is that something is wrong with the new heads.

Is it worth $34 to renew a shaver?

On a range Philips warrants for five years, it is the cheaper half of the decision — and here it is the only half with a figure, because the Series 7000 shaver these fit publishes no price on amazon.com. That is the arithmetic worth doing on every rotary shaver before buying it: the machine has a price, and so does keeping it cutting.

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