Comments on: Electric hair clipper repair

By: Kim Sorensen

Kim Sorensen — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:51:00 +0000

I Have 2 pair of andis master clippers and 2 different trimmers they will not cut I have oiled cleaned them but nothing seems to work?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:22:33 +0000

Rob, There is no buzzing at all. They either come on or not. Usually when they are vertical.

I just checked them again. It's the cable.. Thanks for your help, I wouldn't have fixed them without you.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:49:07 +0000

Dennis, When your pair doesn't work, do you hear any electric "buzz"? If so, then you know there's power but the coil is binding in that orientation. If there's no power at all in the orientation that causes it to not work, then I'd say you have a cable intermittence. Rob

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:43:42 +0000

My clippers only work when turned in the right position (straight up and down usually). I checked for loose wires and the switch and they don't seem to be out of order. Also checked the big adjusting screw and it's the same story.
What can I do to fix them?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:09:51 +0000

Allen, good to hear that one of your pairs of clippers is fixed now. As to why this is happening, I’m not completely sure. When my clippers froze up, I assumed it was that anchor screw had just worked itself tight over the years.

If you have a pair of clippers in which you’ve loosened this screw and it’s still not oscillating, then there’s something wrong with the transformer which provides the magnetic field. It’s possible that the coils are corroded. Look for rust or damage on the coil.

By: Allen

Allen — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:58:11 +0000

Hello! I stumbled across this page googling “how to fix hair clippers”, and your advice is pretty good. It worked for one set of clippers (I THINK I loosened the spring you’re talking about correctly), but the second set is giving me problems.

As I loosen the spring holding the mobile blade, the blade begins moving more and the vibrations are louder. The only thing is, it doesn’t move enough to start cutting, and I’ve already loosened the spring to the point where it falls out of the clipper! It just seems like there’s “something” holding back the blade, but I’m not sure what it is. Any suggestions?

I’m very curious - do you know why this happens to a set of clippers after use? I don’t have any electrician-background so my understanding of this is very basic, correct me if I’m wrong: The motor is an electromagnet and oscillates the magnet to move the blade. If that’s the case, I don’t see any reason why the magnet would “wear itself down” after time. Why do we need to move the spring at all? I’m just interested to understand the process and would appreciate any explanation. =)

By: Doug Lauder

Doug Lauder — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:56:14 +0000

Recommendation worked like a charm thanks

By: Jules

Jules — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:15:43 +0000

I’m a cash only girl. You should know that!

By: James

James — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:51:07 +0000

Jules, do you take credit cards?

By: Ciera

Ciera — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:24:06 +0000

$15 for a haircut? Wow. I only get charged $9!