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[โ€“] 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

Well no that's their point, the batteries can only be replaceable by an independant professional and not the user, because it's subject to frequent splashing water, therefore there's a waterproofing argument & the battery can't be user-serviceable

I'm not sure why they couldn't make a user-replaceable waterproof battery but there you go

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 months ago

    I don't think making the battery itself waterproof is necessarily the solution here though: you would need to make the battery user replaceable without sacrificing the waterproofing of the entire device.

    There are ways of accomplishing this in devices though: action cameras generally have replaceable batteries with an extra waterproofing gasket for the battery tray. Those are even designed for frequent-ish swaps (though, outside of water).

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