Re: Need to replace Nicad Battery on Southwestern Bell cordless GH5850

jenbooks13@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
This model seems to be out of date. I have the base/handset, plus an
auxiliary handset for the bedroom. The base handset, the LCD seems to
be failing, and the battery doesn't last that long, and sometimes the
phone seems to disconnect while I'm on it. This does not happen with
the newer, auxiliary handset. But I can't find the battery for this
model--at least not on the common internet sites selling batteries. I
really don't know what to do. Thanx. It's a 3.6 v 800 mAh whatever that
means, it looks like there are 3 long skinny batteries inside this
green plastic casing.


Forget trying to find the original battery if it's not at a local outlet. Examine the pack. How long, how skinny? IME most cordless phones take a pack consisting of three AA nicads. Buy a similar sized pack and swap the connectors. Be sure to observe polarity.

I always buy obsolete packs at Office Depot when they go on sale. As long as the cells are similar, the package is immaterial, be it a plastic pack (crack it open, discard the old cells, install the new) or a shrinkwrapped pack like yours.

jak

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