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photon · 08-20-2018, 10:10 AM

I've read that recyclers use a crowbar to remove the batteries because of the adhesive before shredding recycled laptops.

iFixIt has an adhesive removal chemical kit, but they can't/won't ship outside the US

https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/i...ve/IF145-400-4

I probably wouldn't bother trying without some kind of chemical to dissolve the adhesive.. heat, you'd probably need enough that the batteries would explode considering they're attached to what amounts to a giant aluminum heat sink.

08-20-2018, 10:10 AM	#1981
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	I've read that recyclers use a crowbar to remove the batteries because of the adhesive before shredding recycled laptops. iFixIt has an adhesive removal chemical kit, but they can't/won't ship outside the US https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/i...ve/IF145-400-4 I probably wouldn't bother trying without some kind of chemical to dissolve the adhesive.. heat, you'd probably need enough that the batteries would explode considering they're attached to what amounts to a giant aluminum heat sink. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.