Philips Norelco RQ10 Replacement Head

What do you do when your Norelco cutters become dull? You either buy new cutter and comb sets or a new expensive replacement head (RQ10). Now they make it difficult to change out the cutters on the latest models. The older Norelco shavers are very easy to pop in new cutters but this new 1 piece shaver head takes a little brain power to figure out. Here is how to disassemble this head unit and remove the cutters to be sharpened by hand. It's actually very easy! Do one cutter at a time. All you need is a very hard Arkansas sharpening stone.1. Open up one blade cutter and use a miniature flat screwdriver to pop off the plastic ring surrounding the cutter. At the 9 & 3 o'clock position there are 2 tabs. simply pry up the black plastic ring at these 2 points and the ring will pop off.2. The cutter-comb assembly will then be able to be removed. The stainless steel ring will remain connected to the head unit. Leave it this way.3. Notice that the round metal comb assembly has 3 notches (2-small & 1-larger). Important when reassembling!4. Using a stiff toothbrush, soak these items in hot soapy water and scrub them with the brush. Easy to get squeaky clean!5. When finished, dry them-then on a hard Arkansas sharpening stone, put a drop of fine oil and in a circular motion sharpen the cutter. Takes just a few strokes! Don't press too hard.6. Now reassemble the blade and comb. Turn the comb so the notches match up with the plastic assembly. Now insert the rotary blade cutter. Match up the plastic comb and cutter assembly so the 4 nodules fit inside the stainless steel ring. Now match the nodules of the black plastic locking ring, press down on it at the tabs and snap it into place. That's all there is to it! Now move on to the other 2 cutters.7. When finished, your head unit will cut like new! NORELCO DOESN'T TELL YOU HOW TO DO THIS-THEY JUST WANT TO SELL YOU A NEW HEAD UNIT. Some vendors charge up to $60 for this replacement head (RQ10)!

I have owned a Norelco Arcitec for more than a year. After daily use, the shaver head started messing up and come to find out (after experiencing the NEW head) it was actually pretty dull. I purchased this product to replace my old razor head and I am more than satisfied with it. Based on other people's reviews I expected less. After receiving the new head and trying it out, I can tell you the razor is sharp and VERY smooth. This replacement head makes your razor feel like new again. The way it feels compared to my old one and how smooth it is is awesome! It's top of the line just like the original. It's a great product and I definitely recommended to everyone. Buy it!

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The RQ10 arrived in a timely fashion in a Norelco box and worked exactly like the Norelco replacement I bought in a store last year. I used previous Norelco shavers I bought for 15 to 20 years without ever replacing the blades. I used the Arcitec for 1-1/2 years and found the blade needed replacing. I used the replacement only a year and find this is about the optimum time for replacing blades.While I do have to go over my face more times than with previous Norelcos (even with 15 year old blades), the shave with this razor is so smooth I can shave seven days a week. With previous Norelcos, I had to take a day or two off from shaving every week because my face would become irritated.In summary, the blade must be replaced much more frequently with this shaver than previous Norelcos, but the comfortable smooth shave makes it worth the added expense.

The Norelco RQ10 shaving head and razor do a very good job of cutting short whiskers. They do not cut long whiskers very well, but work fine if you shave every day. To clean the head from clogged whiskers, leave the head attached and run the razor head fully submerged in hot soapy water for about 30 to 40 seconds. Then open the head and rinse the soapy water off. Do this about once a month and the razor will last for a year or more. The razor head is clean if you can see through all the razor head openings when held up to the light..Gene

I normally don't buy replacement heads for electric razors. Usually by the time the heads are in need of replacement so is the rechargeable battery!! So I normally discard the old razor and buy new.When I went to find a replacement for this razor I was surprised at the cost of the new version of this model!! Since my rechargeable battery seemed to be doing okay this was all the incentive I needed to buy the replacement heads!!Bought these replacements and have used them now for a couple of weeks. Working like new. I did have problems early on with the head pulling off when I tried to raise the hatches to clean the razor. This has either improved or I've gotten better at doing it!! No longer a problem.All things considered this was a wise choice on my part and I would recommend these replacements if your battery is still charging strongly.

J’aurais dû en acheter un quand c’etait moins cher à l’epoque. Cette tête est devenue rare, donc le prix augmente.C’est un modèle d’origine donc rien à redire.

I should have changed the blade earlier. It feels great to use the shaver when blades r new. Do not wait till recommendations, change it as soon as you see shaving is taking more time.

Ich kann mich den anderen Rezessionen nicht anschließen, der letzte Scherkopf hielt jetzt über 2 Jahre. War ganz überrascht, dass die letzte Bestellung schon so lange her war.Ich bin zufrieden.

I purchased this as a replacement cutting head for a Philips Arcitec model rq1060. It fits the unit perfectly - the only difference that I could see between this head and the one that the razor came with is that the crimped tube at the base of the cutting head that clips into the razor handle is made of plastic on this whereas it was made of metal on the one the razor came with. However, I doubt this would be a problem, as you shouldn't need to be taking it off and on anyway. My husband has been using it for a few weeks now, and he is very happy with it. I bought it from Discount Warehouse as they had the best price inc. postage when I bought it - I was perfectly happy with their service.

If you're considerng buying this, then all you need to find is a genuine part at the best price - this was it for me. Shaver is noticeably quicker, closer and less irriration now.