How to change battery on Philips hair clipper QC5580

Hello,

I tried to disassemble my Philips Headgroom QC5570 : it is not easy to replace battery.

You need a thin flat screwdriver to open device, and a micro torx screwdriver (T5 or T6 maybe) to open the waterproof container, in order to access to NiMh 700 mAh batteries.

Batteries are spot welded : this is typically a throwable device, shame on Philips!

Only experimented people with tools can replace those batteries…

1. Insert a thin flat screwdriver on edge of device and try to push on the 4 tabs to open cover : it’s difficult to open without breaking some plastic.
2. Once opened (good luck !), remove the 2 torx screws with T5 or T6 Torx screwdriver (CR-VT8 doesn’t fit).
3. Try to open carefully container with flat screwdriver (and without breaking plastic).
4. Unsold or cut wires on the 2 AAA NiMh batteries.
5. Find good NiMh batteries like Ikea LADDA AAA (or Sanyo Eneloop clones, Fujitsu…) and sold them as you can :-)
   A spot welder is better but too expensive, as long you don’t already have one…
   Test device before assembling.
6. Try to close everything in the reverse way, and pray for that everything doesn’t fall apart… :-)

Hi @hamadareda ,

You should be able to access the battery by simply removing the back cover from the clippers.

Here’s the user manual for the clippers.

There are a series of images showing how to use the clippers etc and Fig 32 & 33 show how to access the batteries.

Here’s a zoomed in image (sorry about the poor quality) that shows what to do.

The type and value of the battery is usually marked on the battery so that you can get compatible replacements. Mostly these days they are NiMH batteries. Be sure to get replacement batteries with solder tabs (example only to show solder tabs on battery) because it is very difficult to solder wires directly onto batteries without them as you have to heat the battery too much to get the solder to flow and this could damage the battery

Hopefully this is of some help.

It is not difficult with the right tools but it took me a couple of hours or more.

I followed the other people advices plus I added a battery box from a toy (I had to cut it to fit in there), to put the batteries (Eneloop) inside.

I also soldered the end connections and charged it. Is working.

Now, it can last forever 😂

Hello

When I changed the battery for Philips hair clipper QC5580, the machine worked by it self and the start stop button stop working.

When I checked Tha main board I found a defect 6 lead IC

• Can any one told me the type of Ic from where I can get or does any one have pictures of it on board?

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Well the following video might be helpful for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZI9ZVli...

Thanks for the disassemble instructions! 🙏It's so nice to see what is inside before talking it apart.

I just soldered in two off-the-shelf 900mAh NiMH batteries into mine. I added some wires to the battery terminals instead of trying to work in that tiny space under those restrictions. There's plenty of room for those wires under the water resistant hood.

The trick to solder on the batteries (or wherever) is to add flux. It makes it super easy (not pretty, but easy).