On the HX7500... DON'T bother.
Once you figure out the rubber bumper is in fact a locking device which must come out prior to popping the top off with a brush base, you will discover the batter (which DOESN'T HAVE ANY VOLT OR MILLIAMP MARKINGS... excuse me if I sound a bit bitter), is spot welded in two places on both ends... Spot welds which (in my case anyway) will NOT break away as easily as the instruction would suggest).
So essentially, your SoniCare is done.
Mark York, January 2010