An apparatus and method for replacing the gripping member of the handle of a bucket. Traces of real traffic are obtained and subjected to statistical analysis. The device also employs a light detector to sense at least the reflections of light from the tracer beam pulses incident on the remote surface. The brown polycrystalline table is then fully sintered to form a polycrystalline table having a reduced, second permeability. This one-chip solution saves design cost and PCB space in addition to broadening the functionality of the smart battery application.