Re: Being able
reasons for soldered-in battery:
* thin profile [people want this]
* WAY less likely to have the 'flickering' problem that flashlights get when galvanic corrosion appears on the battery terminals [even with gold and silver, dissimilar metals and moisture and electrical charges still present]
* unlikely for the battery to be easily reversed, which would probably explode it and/or seriously damage board components.
etc. - there are many good reasons for soldering the battery in place. Then you void the warranty if anyone changes their own battery. But I agree it SHOULD be both possible AND reasonably easy to do so. And cracking the case open should take less than a minute and be repeatable.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
