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From: John Fields on 16 May 2010 12:39
On Sun, 16 May 2010 08:58:45 -0700 (PDT), Merciadri Luca
<merciadriluca(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On May 16, 4:45�pm, Jamie
><jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1l...(a)charter.net> wrote:
>> � It's possible that it hasn't enough load on it and is cycling on/off.
>> � �Some chargers are designed to do this if it does not detect a proper
>> load due to the possibility of a bad battery or doing battery detection
>> cycles.
>>
>> � �And some, like I said, are �just plain noisy with no load on them
>> because they are designed for the battery load which is much greater
>> than just sitting idle. Normally, there is a load in there to help this
>> out how ever, its been a big thing about wall adapters sucking power
>> while your device isn't plugged in. Vampire Wallworts is a slang name
>> for that. So the noise you hear could also be the detection circuit
>> operating and looking for a load to switch and it could be on the edge
>> of a trigger.
>Okay, I just plugged the shaver in, and put my ear next to the
>transformer, and, actually, the noise is really even more perceptible
>when the saver is plugged. This doubles the noise.

---
have you contacted Philips' customer support?

From: Merciadri Luca on 16 May 2010 13:43
On May 16, 6:39 pm, John Fields <jfie...(a)austininstruments.com> wrote:
> ---
> have you contacted Philips' customer support?
It does not look like some malfunction, simply some excessive noise,
and sure they'll tell me that this is normal.
From: John Fields on 16 May 2010 18:05
On Sun, 16 May 2010 10:43:26 -0700 (PDT), Merciadri Luca
<merciadriluca(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On May 16, 6:39�pm, John Fields <jfie...(a)austininstruments.com> wrote:
>> ---
>> have you contacted Philips' customer support?
>It does not look like some malfunction, simply some excessive noise,
>and sure they'll tell me that this is normal.

---
If it's annoying to the point where it's depriving you of sleep, then
If it were me I'd let them know about it.

It's your life though... do what you like.

From: Merciadri Luca on 17 May 2010 06:02
On May 17, 12:05 am, John Fields <jfie...(a)austininstruments.com>
wrote:
> If it's annoying to the point where it's depriving you of sleep, then
> If it were me I'd let them know about it.
But you know, their servicing is always the same. That's the problem.
>
> It's your life though... do what you like.
I can deactivate it, but, clearly, it is annoying.
From: ehsjr on 17 May 2010 11:27
Merciadri Luca wrote:
> On May 17, 12:05 am, John Fields <jfie...(a)austininstruments.com>
> wrote:
>
>>If it's annoying to the point where it's depriving you of sleep, then
>>If it were me I'd let them know about it.
>
> But you know, their servicing is always the same. That's the problem.
>
>>It's your life though... do what you like.
>
> I can deactivate it, but, clearly, it is annoying.

Well, you've put in time and effort to post here. Why not
put in time and effort to contact Philips, as John mentioned?
Who knows - they might have a product recall on the thing,
or a simple fix. In any event, it couldn't hurt so you
might as well try it.

For a possible "quick fix", try putting a piece of foam
rubber or a terry cloth towel under the thing to see if
that damps the sound.

Ed
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