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Originally Posted by DNSB
Looking at the proposed bill, it doesn't look as if they are mandating being able to pop the battery out and pop in a new one. It sounds more that if a repair shop or end user can replace the battery with access to any special tools required at the same price an authorized repair shop would pay, the requirements would be met.
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I agree. The bill is intended to make the devices repairable by repair shops, not consumers. Also it says that the battery has to be removable, not replaceable. Nothing says that replacement batteries have to be made available.
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Original manufacturers of digital electronic products sold on or after January 1, 2019, in Washington state are prohibited from designing or manufacturing digital electronic products in such a way as to prevent reasonable diagnostic or repair functions by an independent repair provider. Preventing reasonable diagnostic or repair functions includes permanently affixing a battery in a manner that makes it difficult or impossible to remove.
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