Re: air tag battery change ugh11

#21339

Only some of the bitterant coated batteries won't work.  Per Apple, "Look for packaging that states "Compatible with Apple AirTag". Some CR2032 batteries with bitterant coatings might not work with AirTag or other battery-powered products."

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On Apr 28, 2025, at 9:15?AM, Hugh via groups.io <hcrymble@...> wrote:

I used the Duracell bitter coated ones and they are fine, both fit and power.

hugh

On Apr 28, 2025, at 9:49?AM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:

I think that’s only an issue with some “bitter-coated” cells, but I can only see that affecting the electrical connection, not the fit.

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Bev in TX

Re: air tag battery change ugh11

#21338

I used the Duracell bitter coated ones and they are fine, both fit and power.

hugh

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On Apr 28, 2025, at 9:49?AM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:

I think that’s only an issue with some “bitter-coated” cells, but I can only see that affecting the electrical connection, not the fit.

Otto

On 28 Apr 2025, at 14:09, Sew Walker via groups.io <sewnyes@...> wrote:

thank you Bev and Otto.  my CR2032 is regular one. I will order the "made for air tags and see if that help
Thanks   I will let you know if the new ones work

Re: air tag battery change ugh11

#21337

I think that’s only an issue with some “bitter-coated” cells, but I can only see that affecting the electrical connection, not the fit.

Otto

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On 28 Apr 2025, at 14:09, Sew Walker via groups.io <sewnyes@...> wrote:

thank you Bev and Otto.  my CR2032 is regular one. I will order the "made for air tags and see if that help
Thanks   I will let you know if the new ones work

Re: air tag battery change ugh11

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I just use ordinary CR2032 batteries.

Work just fine.

I don’t think there are special air tag ones.

The problem lies in the difficulty getting the back on.

To quote Long Jon Baldry, “It ain’t easy.”

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On Apr 28, 2025, at 9:09?AM, Sew Walker via groups.io <sewnyes@...> wrote:

thank you Bev and Otto. ?my CR2032 is regular one. I will order the "made for air tags and see if that help

Thanks ? I will let you know if the new ones work

Sue

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Re: air tag battery change ugh11

#21335

Yes, I’m pretty sure that something rubbery would help. How about washing-up (dish-washing) gloves?

It would also be better if the cover clicked into place. As it is, you just have to turn it until won’t turn any further.

Otto

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On 28 Apr 2025, at 13:44, Bev in TX via groups.io <countryone77@...> wrote:

After saying that I had never done it before, last night one of my husband's AirTags notified us that its battery needed changing.  I used those Apple Support directions and it was very straightforward.  I had a little problem getting the battery cover back on.  As you mentioned, it's slippery!  

This morning I remembered that many years ago we used rubber finger tips in the office to more easily flip through piles of paper.  I'm wondering whether something like that would make it easier to deal with the slippery battery cover.  I might get some to try out the next time one of his AirTags needs its battery changed.

Re: air tag battery change ugh11

#21334

After saying that I had never done it before, last night one of my husband's AirTags notified us that its battery needed changing.  I used those Apple Support directions and it was very straightforward.  I had a little problem getting the battery cover back on.  As you mentioned, it's slippery!  

This morning I remembered that many years ago we used rubber finger tips in the office to more easily flip through piles of paper.  I'm wondering whether something like that would make it easier to deal with the slippery battery cover.  I might get some to try out the next time one of his AirTags needs its battery changed.

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On Apr 28, 2025, at 5:10?AM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:

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It must be a 2032 cell. These are the dimensions, 20 mm diameter and 3.2 mm thickness. Also, the + side must be facing up.

I find that the highly polished surface of an Air Tag makes it difficult to turn the battery cover.

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Bev in TX

Re: air tag battery change ugh11

#21333

thank you Bev and Otto. ?my CR2032 is regular one. I will order the "made for air tags and see if that help

Thanks ? I will let you know if the new ones work

Sue

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Re: air tag battery change ugh11

#21332

You’ve read <>?

It must be a 2032 cell. These are the dimensions, 20 mm diameter and 3.2 mm thickness. Also, the + side must be facing up.

I find that the highly polished surface of an Air Tag makes it difficult to turn the battery cover. 

Otto

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On 27 Apr 2025, at 19:00, Sew Walker via groups.io <sewnyes@...> wrote:

I have watched every video and site on how to change the battery
on one battery I can not reconnect the top 
on the second battery I can't open
Any ideasi on why this is so difficult and how I can change the batteries

Re: New Mac - Music question

#21331

I dragged an album file from the Music folder on the external drive over to the Music app. ?The album file disappeared from the Music folder. ?The songs showed up in the Music app window, but with the Artist and Album column blank. ?So this is not satisfactory. ?Any idea why this happened??

It is also odd that when I connected the external drive containing the music files to the new mac and then opened the Music app, it showed 1,199 items, but should have been around 8,000 items. ?I wonder why they did not all show in the Music app? ??

Thank you for your advice.?

Re: air tag battery change ugh11

#21330

I've never done it, but perhaps this will get the conversation going.  

Did the battery's package say that it is compatible with AirTags?  

It's rather difficult to tell what is going wrong.  If the battery is compatible, perhaps you could tell us the exact steps you used to replace the battery?

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On Apr 27, 2025, at 1:00?PM, Sew Walker via groups.io <sewnyes@...> wrote:

I have watched every video and site on how to change the battery
on one battery I can not reconnect the top 
on the second battery I can't open
Any ideasi on why this is so difficult and how I can change the batteries
Sue

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Bev in TX

Re: New Mac - Music question

#21329

I do not find a MUSIC file in Library. ????

Re: Laser Printer Problem

#21328

I don’t print a lot. But this may give a clue. 

Years ago, I bought an Apple LaserWriter, private label early HP. It was a high mileage printer with a inventory sticker from a well known business. 

When the toner cartridge needed replacing I found a toner refill kit. Not only did it have instructions on how to add toner, but it had instructions on how to empty the waste toner. 

In the process of printing, some of the toner is change do it can’t be used again and moved into the waste compartment. The waste compartment should be large enough, but the waste path may become clogged. 

Brent

On my iPhone Xr

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On Apr 26, 2025, at 23:25, Randy B. Singer via groups.io <randy@...> wrote:

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On Apr 26, 2025, at 7:01 AM, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:

I’ll report back once the imaging drum arrives and I’ve had time to insert it…
I should point out that whenever I’ve encountered a laser printer that needed a new imaging drum, in many cases I’ve found that printing still wasn’t perfect after replacing it.  But things were perfect after replacing the toner cartridge also.

In most cases a toner cartridge is reasonably enough priced that if I’m going to be replacing the imaging drum, I just replace the toner cartridge too.

Compatible Brother TN850 Toner High Yield Cartridge
$22

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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice

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air tag battery change ugh11

#21327

I have watched every video and site on how to change the battery

on one battery I can not reconnect the top?

on the second battery I can't open

Any ideasi on why this is so difficult and how I can change the batteries

Sue

MacBook Air on Sale at Best Buy

#21326

Just FYI, new MacBook Airs are on sale for $150 off at Best Buy. ?I don't know how long the sale will last. ?I think the same discount is available on Amazon.com.

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I bought one at the full price, saw the discount, and was able to get a rebate for the difference because it was still within their 15 day return policy.

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NAYY

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Bev in TX

Re: New Mac - Music question

#21325

When I’ve done this, I had to set preferences to store the library on the external drive, then drag the existing folders containing the content into the app (presumably iTunes or Music). ? Takes a while for all of the music to be processed but worked. ?I’ve never been able to just use the existing library file that defined things in a previous setup. ? ?Note that at least in some versions of the apps you can tell it not to make copies of the songs, but to just leave them in their original place?

Re: Laser Printer Problem

#21324

On Apr 26, 2025, at 7:01 AM, jimrobertson via groups.io <jimrobertson@...> wrote:

I’ll report back once the imaging drum arrives and I’ve had time to insert it…
I should point out that whenever I’ve encountered a laser printer that needed a new imaging drum, in many cases I’ve found that printing still wasn’t perfect after replacing it.  But things were perfect after replacing the toner cartridge also.

In most cases a toner cartridge is reasonably enough priced that if I’m going to be replacing the imaging drum, I just replace the toner cartridge too.

Compatible Brother TN850 Toner High Yield Cartridge
$22

__________________________________________________

Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice

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Re: New Mac - Music question

#21323

I do the same. All the “management” info is kept in the Library *file* in the Music folder. Did you migrate that from the previous Mac?
Music Library.musiclibrary

Otto

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On 26 Apr 2025, at 17:25, Jim Willett via groups.io <jimwillett@...> wrote:

I keep my music files on an external drive and have done so for years due to having a large library.  I have a new Mac Mini M4 and when I open my music app all is there with one exception - it shows nothing on the Plays column.  How do I get this to work again showing my years of plays?  
 
Thank you in advance for any help provided.

Re: Laser Printer Problem

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?On Apr 26, 2025, at 3:20?AM, Randy B. Singer via groups.io <randy@...> wrote:

Here are instructions for changing the drum (be sure to reset the counter too):

Thanks so much. I think I also have a fuser unit, but the status report says it’s far from EOL. I guess I’ll leave it in place.

I’ll report back once the imaging drum arrives and I’ve had time to insert it…

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Jim Robertson

I’ve had an HP toner go out long before it should have, so I would agree with replacing the drum or toner first.

If that doesn’t work, I did see a video about a similar issue with faded printing, etc. It involves taking it apart though, so I would consider this a last resort. If your symptoms don’t match this link, I wouldn’t do it.?