Yeah it's the NICKEL-CADMIUM original batteries which leak
horribly (and toxically!)
Lithium ones are replacements and nice and safe and reliable
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From: "altairnouveau" <altairnouveau@yahoo.com>
To: <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:51 AM
Subject: [PolySix] A simple (maybe obvious) battery question
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> I bought a Polysix the other day, and am extremely happy with it, and
> naturally would like
> it to work consistantly for a long time.
> I've read up on the life-span of the factory-installed batteries and their
> tendancy to leak,
> and want to avoid the problem. So basically, I want to know if I've got an
> original battery
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> Opening it up, I see that the battery has some japanese characters on it,
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> "lithium batter" and then "CR2032." I'm kinda figuring it's probably an
> original battery? But
> I honestly don't know... the circuit board underneath looks a bit worn,
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> that's from an older battery or the one that I'm looking at now. Removing
> the battery, I
> can't see anything out of the ordinary about it. It's clean and in fine
> shape.
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> So... think I'm good to go or should I be thinking about replacing my
> battery?
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