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Can i replace baettery Widex moment 440 rechargeable model by myself ?

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Can i replace baettery Widex moment 440 Model rechargeable by myself ?

i just asked Widex store in my country about change battery price is around $ 400+

Price is so high and then i research i can’t find how to change or what type of battery for widex moment 440 rechargeable model.

if anyone can help me. i’m so thankful for your help.

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This is why rechargeable are just a PITA, try and get disposal next time if possible, some people have done it with other brands, but its easier to just get another set from Costco if you have to pay a rip-off price of $400, its not worth it.

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It’s getting harder with so few new disposable battery models being released. There’s not much feedback here about the few that have come out. And finding used ones when the market is small to begin with is not easy.

Manufacturers could probably lower the battery replacement cost to bring total cost of ownership down and enable a longer useful life. They could probably force dispensers to have lower fees for a battery replacement service.

Here’s a prior thread on the topic. Widex Moment rechargables, anyone self replaced the battery on one of these? The ease of undertaking this may depend upon whether you have the mRIC, sRIC, SmartRIC version of Moment 440.

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@user490 said:

They could probably force dispensers to have lower fees for a battery replacement service.

Usually they have to be sent to the mfr. Some of the ones where we’ve seen the internals make it look quite difficult to replace. I think they usually just replace the aid with one off the shelf.

WH

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Actually its not hard to find disposable models, a few manufacturers are offering them, not all of us need the fancy to get by in the hearing world, also they could easily offer the rechargeable battery to be swapped out just like the Oticon Real did, the manufacturers are claiming to make them “water proof” with a higher rating they need to “seal” the battery so its not user replaceable, its all about “choices” they say, disposal battery models on eBay are plentiful.

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Perhaps they swap the entire unit but the waste of that is significant. Demant had a good idea and possibly could have iterated. The battery cell in the lastest gen probably is not that different but it is more costly to own.

@user490 said:

Perhaps they swap the entire unit but the waste of that is significant.

I believe in a lot cases they are doing this and if so then it certainly is a big waste.

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If they can change the battery in your smart phone, can be done in your hearing aide. I’ve done a smart phone, but correct batteries for each phone are readily available, who knows what size/shape/voltage/ampere rating goes in your aide? Someone who wants to make a Mint needs to open a chain of stores that offer hearing aide battery replacements at a reasonable price.

BTW… Rechargeable phone battery cost about $12 (delivered). Would a hearing aide battery cost much more? Doubtful.

I’ve seen images of the guts of the hearing aids folks have taken apart trying to replace the batteries. Tiny circuit board with soldered connection to battery and then the whole mess is entombed in plastic. I’ve done a fair amount of soldering in my day. I’d hard pass on this. Makes the phone look like a walk in the park. Go for it.

WH

Not really. With these types of units the manufacturer has to do it, and they treat it like a manufacturer repair. If the hearing aid is out of warranty, then $400 sounds accurate as an out-of-warranty repair, regardless of the end diagnosis. However, it is indeed frustrating knowing that the problem is something as simple as a battery. It is a big reason why Oticon OpnS/More/Real were (and are still) so appealing to me, being able to service in-house without the manufacturer charging us an OOW repair.

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