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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
Then is it possible that this deterioration is similar to magnets loosing their magnetism over time or is the grid recharging the pigments?
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The deterioration is unlike magnets losing their magnetism. Without delving too much into the science of it, magnetism is caused by the the spin of electrons in the atoms of the material. When the spins are aligned, they all contribute to create the large magnetic field. Loss of magnetism can be due to various factors as stress on the magnet, or high temperatures.
In this case, we're talking about electric charge, not magnetic field. There should be no risk of the pigment spheres losing their charge, as they are wholly individually charged. The grid does not recharge the individual pigment spheres themselves, it just resets the spheres back to the desired locations in the e-ink capsule.