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> This has always been true for anyone who knows anything Not sure that's true. I have seen comments on HN multiple times over the years claiming batteries die
by ivewonyoung 2y ago
> This has always been true for anyone who knows anything
Not sure that's true. I have seen comments on HN multiple times over the years claiming batteries die in a few years and were almost never downvoted.
- voussoir 2y agoThis might not be quite as strong a rebuttal as you were hoping for!
- throwaway290 2y agoHN downvotes are not signal for truth, just popularity.
- antisthenes 2y ago> I have seen comments on HN multiple times over the years claiming batteries die in a few years and were almost never downvoted. Car batteries - very unlikely. Cheap portable electronics made in China - all the time. The problem with these comments is that there are at least 10 different battery chemistries, and dozens of potential use cases and duty cycles you can put a battery through. So yes, some combination of that will make batteries die in a few years. Most won't.