Another look from the bottom side.

  • tpyoman@lemmy.worldOP
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    11 months ago

    Yea I guess this is what happens when you don’t unplug from the power cable for 3 years.

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      11 months ago

      There’s gotta be more to it than that, mine’s been plugged in more often than not for five years and it doesn’t look like a freshly popped bag of popcorn. Jesus, how do you even dispose that thing?

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        11 months ago

        How to dispose of it? Easy, take it to your town’s garbage recycling center. They have containers and protocols for things like this.
        At least, thats for west-eu stuff locations. Not sure what the other sides ( asia and america ) deal with garbage recycling :)

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          11 months ago

          Generally I just pop a straw in it like a Capri Sun and suck out the excess electrolyte. Then the battery is good as new

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          11 months ago

          It varies from state to state in the US. I usually take old batteries and old electronics to Best Buy - but I haven’t had to recycle anything that potentially volatile before.

    • body_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      Naw, this battery just has or developed a flaw over time. It’s not super uncommon, but it’s not very common either - regardless of how long you keep your laptop plugged in.