Re: Batteries for DECT phones

["Jon Wilkins" <jonpdwilkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

Likewise I use standard AAA rechargables in our DECT phones.  Just
make sur=
e
you match NiCd or NiMH depending on what your phone had originally.

The original batteries are now part of my usual "stock" of
rechargables
(remotes, headphones etc) and charging them up in the normal battery
charge=
r
seems to have breathed a bit of extra life into them -- so I guess the
charging circuit in the dect's charging bases isn't as good as a dedicated
charger (no suprises really as the charger is probably as costly to make as
the whole dect set!).

jon

On Jan 1, 2008 12:57 PM, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> I use standard AA NiMH's in our Panasonic DECT phones with no odd
> effects...
>
> Phil
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
> > On Behalf Of Tim Hawes
> > Sent: 01 January 2008 12:51
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Batteries for DECT phones
> >
> > Our DECT phone batteries are dying and we can barely have a
> > decent conversation without the call being dropped. The
> > phones use AAA size NiMH batteries, but is there anything
> > special about them for phones?
> >
> > e.g. CPC have this 4-pack for =A36.25+vat, @ 850mAh rating
> > (BT03464, general AAA "consumer" batteries), but also:
> > BT02561 @ 650mAh rating for =A32.96+vat *each*, i.e twice the
> > price and for less capacity, but stated to be for DECT handsets.
> >
> > Is there any reason why I have to use a battery designated
> > for phones as they appear to be just more expensive?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tim.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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