Replace a Dead Rechargeable Battery in a Shaver [or any rechargeable appliance] with Standard AA or AAA Batteries

I'm sure everyone has had the experience of having the rechargeable batteries in a rechargeable appliance stop being able to be recharged. The most recent addition is my electric shaver. I'm not a big fan of them, but it's handy for me to save my skin by alternating between the razor and the shaver.

Anyway, I had replaced the batteries once before. I picked up a replacement battery at a Ham Fest or some such place. It worked for a while, but I got to thinking: why am I bothering with these odd-sized custom batteries when I've got plenty of rechargeables lying around?

Step 1 Take it Apart

No big deal ... open up the case. Right?

Unfortunately, the people who made this shaver decided that it was important to use Torx-like screws rather than some kind of standard Phililps-like one. Fortunately, the trick to these is to use a small flat-bladed driver that can seat between two points. In this kind of application, the torque on the screw is very small. Obviously, you're not going to get a rusted Torx off a car with a flat-blade, but for this, it works great.