Jim Koepke
11-22-2015, 5:20 PM
OMG! We still have a landline since there is no cell service where we live. Most of our cell calls were to each other while shopping to find out where we were in malls, Costco or the local super market. We no longer have connected cell phones.
Our home phones are a pair of cordless phones we bought over seven years ago. The batteries do not hold a charge as well as they did when new.
Looking for replacement batteries we discovered two things:
1) No one carries them so they have to be ordered online.
2) Replacement batteries cost as much if not more than the phones did when we bought them.
Well, the batteries inside were a pack that looked pretty much like three AA batteries connected together. So an eight pack of AA rechargeable batteries was bought and a little time in the shop produced this:
325685
The new AA batteries are just a smidgen longer than the originals. It is a tight fit. No room for sloppy soldering. But hey, the new batteries came charged from the factory and already lasted through one call without a charge longer than the old batteries.
The new ones also have a higher amp hour rating.
jtk
Our home phones are a pair of cordless phones we bought over seven years ago. The batteries do not hold a charge as well as they did when new.
Looking for replacement batteries we discovered two things:
1) No one carries them so they have to be ordered online.
2) Replacement batteries cost as much if not more than the phones did when we bought them.
Well, the batteries inside were a pack that looked pretty much like three AA batteries connected together. So an eight pack of AA rechargeable batteries was bought and a little time in the shop produced this:
325685
The new AA batteries are just a smidgen longer than the originals. It is a tight fit. No room for sloppy soldering. But hey, the new batteries came charged from the factory and already lasted through one call without a charge longer than the old batteries.
The new ones also have a higher amp hour rating.
jtk