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| Thread ID: 91858 | 2008-07-21 02:44:00 | Ni-cad Batteries | aidanmaz (7180) | PC World Chat |
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| 690716 | 2008-07-21 02:44:00 | our Panasonic cordless phone battery has been showing signs of dying.....the battery after being fully charged for a day died after 20minutes on the phone. So i went up to Hammer Hardware and took the battery to get a replacement. The new battery works, (300mah 3.6V) btu i want to know is it okay to leave it sitting on the charger, or does it have to be off and fully discharged....etc.... | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 690717 | 2008-07-21 03:28:00 | Just use the phone until the battery gives up, then charge it fully, for the number of hours your phone manual says is required to do that. | rumpty (2863) | ||
| 690718 | 2008-07-21 08:43:00 | Just use the phone until the battery gives up, then charge it fully, for the number of hours your phone manual says is required to do that . Agree!!!! Do not leave it on the charger . Most batteries are best left to discharge completely . Besides, I thought it was a portable phone . If it is a portable, why would you leave it on the charger? I take my portable phone with me . What a great idea! Isn't modern technology wonderful!:rolleyes: If you leave the phone on the charger then you might as well have an ordinary fixed phone . If you leave the phone on the charger it is no longer portable . Be brave . Take the phone with you . It won't hurt and your battery will last years instead of a few weeks . Most portable phones (like cellphones) have a number pad lock so there is no chance of leaving it off the hook or dialing a number while it is in your pocket . If I had been the sales assistant I would not have replaced the battery . I would have told you that it was your fault the battery died and that you will have to pay for a new one . Wasn't he a nice fellow? |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 690719 | 2008-07-21 09:04:00 | Sorry to blow your theory but I have had a portable phone for over 15 years and it is only taken out of the charger and used on vary rare occasions. Battery is still fine. Why would you want to carry a phone around with you inside a house when a normal phone is always within easy reach. I have a cell phone with me at other times. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 690720 | 2008-07-21 10:37:00 | Agree!!!! Do not leave it on the charger . Most batteries are best left to discharge completely . Besides, I thought it was a portable phone . If it is a portable, why would you leave it on the charger? I take my portable phone with me . What a great idea! Isn't modern technology wonderful!:rolleyes: . . . If I had been the sales assistant I would not have replaced the battery . I would have told you that it was your fault the battery died and that you will have to pay for a new one . Wasn't he a nice fellow? Baloney . The reason I replaced our cordless after 10 years (spent sitting on the charger) was I was sick of the shape and the colour . |
Jayess64 (8703) | ||
| 690721 | 2008-07-21 10:52:00 | We have had them for quite a few years and they spend as much time off the phone as on it. However we sometimes make sure it sits on the charger overnight so it doesn't go flat on us (but often forget to do that too). The reason for it being portable is so that it can sit near you. So if you are reading, on the PC, having a wine etc, it is close by so you dont have to jump up every time. Just enjoy the convenience. Misty :D |
Misty (368) | ||
| 690722 | 2008-07-21 15:12:00 | My wife keeps her Panasonic on the small charger near her side of the bed all the time, I keep mine off it's base until it beeps and tells me to feed it. Both phones are 2 years old. Hers has had new batteries twice; mine never. I think there's something to the "let it almost die" theory. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 690723 | 2008-07-22 00:54:00 | Well we leave ours on the "base" so we know where it is when it rings (means we get some exercise too). Our previous phones battery lasted about 5 years and we always put it on the base unit while not in use. I doubt it would have lasted much longer if we "ran it down". Hopefully the base units use smart chargers that detect when the battery is near fully charged and then trickle charge it. | dolby digital (5073) | ||
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