| ▲ | karmanGO 12 hours ago |
| The battery is comes out for recharging, so replacing a dead battery should be trivial |
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| ▲ | scrlk 12 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| It's a proprietary form factor, so you're gambling on replacements being available down the line. I don't think it'll be easy to rebuild the battery pack without compromising the casing. |
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| ▲ | Zak 12 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Given the battery specs and the form factor of the products, they could have used a 14500 cell that retails for $5. That's not as much recurring revenue as charging $80 for something proprietary though. | |
| ▲ | ReptileMan 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | 3d printer and couple of cells and I guess a board will get the job done. | | |
| ▲ | xxs 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | You will have to print it from something like polyamide or polycarbonate, definitely not PLA | |
| ▲ | aembleton 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Or chuck it out as e-waste and buy the shiny new one |
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| ▲ | prmoustache 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| The dead battery is still e-waste and recycling isn't a magically neutral activity that brings back one new product out of an old one with no loss or energy spent. |
