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| [* black] Lesson learned about adhesive in this teardown—we go straight to the [product|IF145-198|iOpener] in order to get the battery out of its sticky cage. | |
| [* black] As always, we are ignoring some kind of warning. This time, it tells us not to remove the battery from the back cover. Apparently, to safely replace your battery you will need a whole back cover assembly. | |
| - | [* black] We don't understand the point of heavily-glued batteries. This kind of planned |
| + | [* black] We don't understand the point of heavily-glued batteries. This kind of planned obsolescence is completely unnecessary. |
| [* icon_note] We assume the sweet camo pattern on the rear case interior is an insulating coating applied to the otherwise conductive panel. |