France will begin labeling electronics with repairability ratings in January

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[–]Trajan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Batteries rely on chemical reactions that naturally degrade with use. Sure, with simpler batteries you could replace plates and acid, but the kinds of batteries that power electronics simply can’t work that way. That said, the ability to replace cells should be possible, yet has to consider the dangers of making cells easily accessible. Inexperienced people should not have easy access to Lithium-based cells.

[–]bobbobbybob 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

the stress there is between weight, volume and performance. We can build batteries with less tight tolerances that experience longer lifetimes.

[–]Trajan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sure, yet that can’t overcome the inherent limitations of the technology. These batteries can’t survive generations, at least not with useable energy density. The best we can do is to require manufacturers of devices to not make it unnecessarily difficult to replace cells while balancing this with the need for safety and function.

I’ve a laptop from 98 that has cells in a sealed plastic battery pack. That battery could have been screwed shut, as opposed to glued. If screwed then I could have more easily replaced the cells. It can’t simply be designed to pop open as that would be dangerous to uniformed users.

[–]bobbobbybob 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

truth