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Re:How a small group of activists got gas-powered leaf blowe... by perilunar on Sunday March 10, 2019 @09:28PM (#19355992)
> Making cells removable isn’t economic

I disagree. Until relatively recently all battery powered devices had removable batteries, which is why we have standard battery sizes in the first place. Welded and sealed proprietary battery packs are a backward step.

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Re:How a small group of activists got gas-powered leaf blowe... by ben-schaaf on Sunday March 10, 2019 @10:51PM (#19356309)
The keyword here is "cell", not pack. I have never seen individual cells being removable. Imagine the increased complexity/cost and decreased reliability if each of the 6 cells in a standard car batter was individually replaceable.
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Re:How a small group of activists got gas-powered leaf blowe... by perilunar on Sunday March 10, 2019 @11:51PM (#19356522)
> I have never seen individual cells being removable

Sure you have. Any device with removable single-cell 'batteries' has removable cells.

> Imagine the increased complexity/cost and decreased reliability if each of the 6 cells in a standard car batter was individually replaceable.

Car batteries are already removable and replaceable, and come in standard sizes, which is precisely the point.

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