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frahse · 07-07-2023, 07:13 PM

[QUOTE=Quoth;4333238]All gadget batteries in gadgets sold in EU to be user replaceable by 2027.
They used to be.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/...y_eu/?td=rt-3a

I liked the USB-C mandate. This battery replacement mandate is also pretty good but since the batteries are internal parts to the "gadget," it will impact on design, size and maybe usefulness.

When I was a young engineer it was quite a challenge to unsolder a large chip bonded on a circuit board with a wave soldering machine.
Sometimes manufacturers went to Zif or ZIP sockets but they were much more expensive.

I can see a battery assembly that is connected via socket in a gadget.
An example is the battery in a home phone handset.
There you have 2 AAA batteries soldered together and connected to the handset via a simple wired plug which is well within the scope of the average DIY owner.

If the battery is shaped or sized in an unusual way, then a supplier must be available for an ordinary user. I think that requiring every gadget to be powered by replaceable or rechargeable AAA or AA batteries is a "bridge too far."

07-07-2023, 07:13 PM	#41
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	[QUOTE=Quoth;4333238]All gadget batteries in gadgets sold in EU to be user replaceable by 2027. They used to be. https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/...y_eu/?td=rt-3a I liked the USB-C mandate. This battery replacement mandate is also pretty good but since the batteries are internal parts to the "gadget," it will impact on design, size and maybe usefulness. When I was a young engineer it was quite a challenge to unsolder a large chip bonded on a circuit board with a wave soldering machine. Sometimes manufacturers went to Zif or ZIP sockets but they were much more expensive. I can see a battery assembly that is connected via socket in a gadget. An example is the battery in a home phone handset. There you have 2 AAA batteries soldered together and connected to the handset via a simple wired plug which is well within the scope of the average DIY owner. If the battery is shaped or sized in an unusual way, then a supplier must be available for an ordinary user. I think that requiring every gadget to be powered by replaceable or rechargeable AAA or AA batteries is a "bridge too far." Last edited by frahse; 07-07-2023 at 09:16 PM.