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Davidm wrote:
The battery in my Hudl2 tablet is no longer holding it's charge and
I'm looking at replacing it. I've found videos showing the procedure,
looks straightforward, and eBay has lots of adds for "new" batteries.

The thing is that although these might be "new" in the sense of being
not previously used, they are probably 5-6 years old and maybe never
charged (certainly not recharged during that time).

Do these type of batteries have a shelf life, I've seen very mixed
reports by people who have bought them.?

Can't answer your question, but my experience of Li-Ion is their life is
way better than any of the older alternatives. Provided they have a decent
charger. And one laptop I have didn't. It fried the battery in short
order. So I got into the habit of only plugging in the replacement battery
when needed. And not leaving it on charge after it was re-charged. The no
name replacement from Ebay is still OK many years later.

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