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Originally Posted by stevej37
Speaking of bike batteries...I have the Garmin Varia which has a rechargeable battery that is non-replaceable. I plug it in at my garage after each use.
One day this past spring, I noticed a burnt smell when entering the garage. The Varia was melted and was welded to the micro usb cable. Now I'm careful of never having any burnables close by. Garmin replaced it even though it was well past warranty.
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Yeah, that was going to be one of my spinoff gripe threads, usb/micro usb hookups that start to short out after regular use.
There's a special level of hell for non replaceable batteries. Anything I gotta go solder, etc, is a real pita.
I'm also weary of trickle chargers for the same reason. So many cheap ones, I get a bit weary of them all, although I probably shouldn't be scared of better ones.
Reading my post several days later, I guess one "could" say there is room for simplification in my life to reduce the things that need the batteries in the first place.
But that's not the American way 