http://spicycauldron.com/2009/11/23/my-2007-macbook-pro-17-the-horror-of-the-swollen-battery/ broomstick stuff since 2004 // now with even more hocus, pocus and abracadabra Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://spicycauldron.com/2009/11/23/my-2007-macbook-pro-17-the-horror-of-the-swollen-battery/#comment-48594 spicycauldron Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:27:30 +0000 http://spicycauldron.com/?p=4927#comment-48594 I'm told by my other half that, thanks to EU law, manufacturers are responsible for the disposal of dead batteries, whatever the reason, <i>right the way through your use of the hardware, no matter how long</i>. How that's supposed to work, I've no idea, but that's why the guy asked me to dispose of it via the recycling centre. It was the right thing, of course it was, I already knew that, but it's still good that manufacturers are now required to ensure batteries are disposed of properly. In my case, given what i endured this morning, the Apple guy took me on trust and I'm glad he did. I'm told by my other half that, thanks to EU law, manufacturers are responsible for the disposal of dead batteries, whatever the reason, right the way through your use of the hardware, no matter how long. How that's supposed to work, I've no idea, but that's why the guy asked me to dispose of it via the recycling centre. It was the right thing, of course it was, I already knew that, but it's still good that manufacturers are now required to ensure batteries are disposed of properly. In my case, given what i endured this morning, the Apple guy took me on trust and I'm glad he did.

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