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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/pics@lemmy.world

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The metal is smooth, but not shiny. It is super bendable. As soon as I realized what it was, I stopped handling it and washed my hands.

Lead is heavy, but seems such an odd choice for a weight in a consumer device. It must have been cheaper or even free.

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[–] BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That just looks like an EMF shield.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Definitely not like any EMF shield I’ve ever seen. It’s definitely a very soft metal.

[–] BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Did the battery have pull tabs at all? It could also be there to hold the battery in place if there were none. That isn’t uncommon either.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It had a strip of double stick tape under it.

[–] BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

Ok yeah so that sounds like a mounting bracket for the battery itself. That’s normal, probably not lead.

Genuine Apple batteries will have a pull tab for safely removing the battery, this appears to be a less sexy version of that.