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Battery Collection: Questions to Ask Locally
Check local acceptance rules and operator instructions before handing over an electronic device.
Define the question clearly.
Working editorial definitions for reading claims, specifications and source records.
Claim+
A statement that can be checked against evidence.
Keep a published claim separate from a result measured by an independent method.
Context+
The conditions that give a statement its meaning.
Model version, market and publication date can change how a specification should be read.
Documentation analysis+
An examination of published records.
It is the method used in the current model files, not a substitute for physical testing.
Model identity+
The exact model and version named by a source.
Similar family names do not establish that two records describe the same device.
Provenance+
The origin and history of an item of evidence.
Identify the publisher and retain the original reference.
Reproducibility+
The ability to repeat a documented method.
Sample identity, conditions and equipment belong in a defensible test record.
Uncertainty+
An unresolved limit on what can be concluded.
State the missing evidence rather than replacing it with an assumption.
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From Claim to Evidence: A Review Checklist
Sample identity, a recorded method and clear limitations come before a defensible conclusion.