Bosch Spexor: Difference between revisions

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===Built-in battery (2019 until EOL)===

The device has an integrated battery that cannot be replaced easily (in fact, Bosch warns in their end of life FAQ: "Please do not open the housing: permanently installed batteries may only be removed for disposal by qualified personnel.").<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-26 |title=FAQ – End of operations |url=https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/#accordion-7388694-1 |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Bosch spexor}}</ref>

The device has an integrated battery that cannot be replaced easily (in fact, Bosch warns in their end of life FAQ: "Please do not open the housing: permanently installed batteries may only be removed for disposal by qualified personnel.").<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-26 |title=FAQ – End of operations |url=https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/#accordion-7388694-1 |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Bosch spexor |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250923061946/https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/ |archive-date=23 Sep 2025}}</ref>

As lithium ion batteries deteriorate over time, this articifially limits the lifetime of the product and makes servicing unnecessarily complicated. It also makes it impossible to temporarily ensure that no data is being collected and transmitted to any cloud service by simply removing the battery, or even to simply reboot the device in case of a software hang.

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 ===Built-in battery (2019 until EOL)===
-The device has an integrated battery that cannot be replaced easily (in fact, Bosch warns in their end of life FAQ: "Please do not open the housing: permanently installed batteries may only be removed for disposal by qualified personnel.").<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-26 |title=FAQ – End of operations |url=https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/#accordion-7388694-1 |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Bosch spexor}}</ref>
+The device has an integrated battery that cannot be replaced easily (in fact, Bosch warns in their end of life FAQ: "Please do not open the housing: permanently installed batteries may only be removed for disposal by qualified personnel.").<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-26 |title=FAQ – End of operations |url=https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/#accordion-7388694-1 |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Bosch spexor |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250923061946/https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/ |archive-date=23 Sep 2025}}</ref>
 As lithium ion batteries deteriorate over time, this articifially limits the lifetime of the product and makes servicing unnecessarily complicated. It also makes it impossible to temporarily ensure that no data is being collected and transmitted to any cloud service by simply removing the battery, or even to simply reboot the device in case of a software hang.