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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
By the way, as I read it, it has little to do with batteries. This seems more important:
The bill does forbid making it "difficult or impossible" to replace the battery. But I think that, in context, this means difficult for someone who is experienced in repair of small electronic devices. In my own opinion, if there's a YouTube showing successful battery replacement, it isn't all that difficult. And there's nothing I can see that would make them manufacture the devices in a way that the waterproofing survives battery replacement. So I'm thinking that the manufacturers could argue that their batteries are already replaceable.
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Ever seen Bill Detwiler's Cracking Open video for a Microsoft Surface tablet? I'd rather try do-it-yourself
brain surgery dentistry -- there are several sources for DIY dentistry kits. Who woulda thunk!
As for the waterproofing, with HZO's coating technology, the device doesn't need to be totally sealed. You might have fun cleaning the battery connector and resealing it.