> PS: I bought the top of the line cell phone 2 years ago. Now it is
> obsolete and hard to even get a battery or charger. My cell phone
> company is charging me the same whether or not I get a new phone and
> wants me to throw it away. I think things like cell phones with planned
Can you replace the battery yourself, and make your own charger? I do this
sort of thing a lot. My favorite trick is to replace AA NiCds in cordless
phones with superior AA NiMH cells. You can do this if your phone does not
have a rapid charge feature. I also do this with cordless electric
screwdrivers, there is a 4/5SC NiMH cell that is way better than the NiCd
of the same size. Lithium cells are much trickier, you can only replace
them if you can find an exact replacment. Don't cut corners or fudge
things with lithium cells, they can explode!
Best regards,
Ivan Baggett
Bagotronix Inc.
website: www.bagotronix.com
Jeff Condit wrote:
I just had two fillings repaired with mercury-silver amalgum. The
dentist said it is still by far the most durable filling you can get,
which is why it is still recommended over the white fillings for people
who grind their teeth at night. He went on to quote studies of huge
numbers of dentists who worked with liquid mercury all their life. The
studies supported no statistically significant health issues resulting
from the mercury.
Jeff Condit
PS: I bought the top of the line cell phone 2 years ago. Now it is
obsolete and hard to even get a battery or charger. My cell phone
company is charging me the same whether or not I get a new phone and
wants me to throw it away. I think things like cell phones with planned
obsolescence in a year or so should be made with less lead, maybe 10%
instead of 37%. I think designs for which only a couple boards will
ever be made should be exempt. Maybe one way of regulating this would
be a tax on the lead used in each PCB, such as x$/gram. This would
coerce high volume designs to use less lead while not penalizing
prototypes, low usage designs, etc. Anyway, the way things are and the
way I think things should be are two different things.
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