Re:Let's talk about safety of Pinephone
by Abishek_Muthian on Saturday September 26, 2020 @11:00AM
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>There is virtually no batteries without ICs
There are after market batteries w/o battery management ICs like TI Gas Gauge, its up to device on whether it will accept a battery without such IC.
>that has nothing to do with whether the device runs without a battery. That’s just a design choice
I agree that just having a battery without IC doesn't guarantee that the device would function directly with an external voltage regulated power supply, but a device which accepts only the battery with specific IC makes it difficult or even impossible to run the device that way.
There are after market batteries w/o battery management ICs like TI Gas Gauge, its up to device on whether it will accept a battery without such IC.
>that has nothing to do with whether the device runs without a battery. That’s just a design choice
I agree that just having a battery without IC doesn't guarantee that the device would function directly with an external voltage regulated power supply, but a device which accepts only the battery with specific IC makes it difficult or even impossible to run the device that way.