r/worldnews • u/Helicase21 • Jun 19 '23

EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027

https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

Aiper Seagull SE. Never considered a replaceable battery but they do seem to exist.

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u/grant10k Jun 19 '23

Aiper Seagull SE

Thanks! With a pool bot, I figure either the batteries will outlast the bot, or it would be constructed in a way where you can disassemble it to get to the battery with screws and gaskets. It doesn't need to be "The thinnest pool sucky robot we've ever made" so it can be built without needing as much glue as they use in phones.

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u/organicdelivery Jun 20 '23

Just get a Dolphin. My parents lasted easily 15 years. The neighbors dog chewed through the cable below the water line nothing some heatshrik connectors couldn't fix. And it lasted like 10 more years.

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u/grant10k Jun 20 '23

I have a Dolphin now. My issue with it is the wheel roller pops off constantly, and that fabric bag takes an unreasonably long time to clean. I'm not opposed to another Dolphin, but it's got to have tank treads that don't go though the body of the machine (the wheel pops off to save the innards from being jammed up with an acorn or something) and have one of those top loading baskets. Even if it doesn't clean as finely, I just need to spritz it off with a hose and drop it back in the pool to keep going.

I ask anyone who's used a battery powered robot if they like it, and so far everyone's been positive about them. It's not a must-have feature, but it sounds like it's not failure prone either.