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Default Question re li-ion Batteries



"Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote in message
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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.?


Dunno about the shelf life, sorry.
I did replace a battery in a Hudle2 a few years ago. Bought from ebay and
it worked fine. Still does.
I used a blunt Stanley Knife blade to get the back off the case.


getting the case off is the easy part

getting it back on again so that the "on" switch still works was a bitch

tim