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At least I now understand why previous transmitter recyclers have ground out the batteries. The Dexcom transmitter is a PCB with the batteries welded in and then an injection moulding of some sort around it. There is a lot of plastic in the little so and so and I've ground out down to the battery level before my disc lost its edge. The batteries are clearly tightly integrated into the moulding and the idea of removing them looks like it is not really a flier.
This leaves me with two options.
1. Buy a transmitter.
2. Grind the contents of the batteries out, pulverising zinc and Potassium or Sodium Hydroxide in the process.
These latter ones are not really substances I want in aerosol form that could be inhaled. I think this may have come to a halt and I may have to purchase a transmitter. Boo. Unless anyone has tried recharging watch cell batteries...
This leaves me with two options.
1. Buy a transmitter.
2. Grind the contents of the batteries out, pulverising zinc and Potassium or Sodium Hydroxide in the process.
These latter ones are not really substances I want in aerosol form that could be inhaled. I think this may have come to a halt and I may have to purchase a transmitter. Boo. Unless anyone has tried recharging watch cell batteries...