Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by raxxorrax on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @04:22AM
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To be fair, the integrated batteries can mostly be replaced. This is even easier than the proprietary casings manufacturers provided before, since you just need to match the correct voltage and a minimum current. You don't need a special casing that holds the battery.
Standardized detachable batteries would have been pretty nice of course.
But even if you buy a new battery from the manufacturer, it may already be 5 years old and degraded as well, since they would only be produced for a limited time frame. Today you just need to find one that is small enough to fit into your device and has the correct specifications.
So there are advantages and disadvantages for integrated batteries.
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by neop1x on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @05:21AM
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Except for device-specific fuel gauge / type sense pins. Some devices won't run with arbitrary baterry unless they can successfully communicate with the IC in the battery.
Standardized detachable batteries would have been pretty nice of course.
But even if you buy a new battery from the manufacturer, it may already be 5 years old and degraded as well, since they would only be produced for a limited time frame. Today you just need to find one that is small enough to fit into your device and has the correct specifications.
So there are advantages and disadvantages for integrated batteries.