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New button battery laws (Australia)
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Monkeh:
I'm pretty sure that other countries indeed have secure battery compartments, awkward to open packaging, and warning labels. Nothing new, merely a little slow on the uptake..
Halcyon:

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--- Quote from: ataradov on June 20, 2022, 09:57:32 pm ---It is not trivial to small kids. This is enough of protection. If you have dexterity and persistence to open those packs, you are old enough to not eat batteries.

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You're making some pretty wild assumptions. Some adults are pretty fucking stupid too.

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Not that I'm really sure what you were exactly on about though.

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I was making a joke... kind of....
Muttley Snickers:
Not sure if it is part of the new requirements but I just got back from the local Coles supermarket and all of the button cells have been removed from display. I asked a staff member about it and he said they had all been removed and returned to their supplier due to being faulty. I don't think he had any idea and just made up a story as they had a number of different brands on display as can be seen in a picture I posted in a previous thread.
james_s:
This kind of thing drives me nuts. Actually the thing I hate is when a battery compartment has only a screw to hold it closed, at least when it has a conventional catch alongside the screw I can discard the screw and go on about my business. If there is only a screw I end up either taping it or I have to go dig out a screwdriver whenever I need to mess with it. I think most child-proofing attempts utterly fail. From the time I was maybe 3 or 4 years old I remember opening the child proof stuff for my grandparents. My small nimble hands had no trouble figuring out the tricks that thwarted arthritic seniors. I have no children and I don't want my own life made more difficult because someone else can't be bothered to keep things away from their kids.
Monkeh:
I figured it was only a matter of time before james_s turned up to complain that his life is unduly hard again.

Personally I prefer screws. Screwed on battery covers stay there, rather than working their way to being loose after a while and promptly falling off. But I also don't bury my screwdrivers under concrete or need to constantly 'mess' with battery powered devices.
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