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Re: Phone battery question.

From Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid>
Newsgroups aus.electronics
Subject Re: Phone battery question.
Date 2022-08-01 11:44 +1000
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On 01-Aug-22 7:54 am, John_H wrote:
> Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 31/07/2022 10:12 am, John_H wrote:
>>> After 15 or so years the nicad battery in our 30y.o. portable phone
>>> has chucked it in (it's only ever had one replacement).  The current
>>> options are nicad or Ni-MH.
>>>
>>> Which way should I go?
>>>
>>> If Ni-MH how long is it likely to last?
>>>
>>> I only get around 4 years between replacements with a Samsung mobile
>>> which presumably has a smart charger, hence the question.
>>>
>>
>>
>> **If the 'phone was designed to use NiCad batteries, then that is what
>> you should use. NiCad and NiMh batteries have different charging
>> requirements.
> 
> It predates Ni-MH but both are cuurently available as replacements.
> It's the differences in the charging systems that concern but I'm
> unsure as to whether it really matters.
> 

If it predates NiMH, then it's unlikely to be designed to charge them 
properly.

Stick with what's known to work.

Sylvia.

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Phone battery question. John_H <john4271@hotmail.com> - 2022-07-31 10:12 +1000
  Re: Phone battery question. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2022-07-31 18:42 +1000
    Re: Phone battery question. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-08-01 05:00 +1000
      Re: Phone battery question. John_H <john4271@hotmail.com> - 2022-08-01 08:00 +1000
    Re: Phone battery question. John_H <john4271@hotmail.com> - 2022-08-01 07:54 +1000
  Re: Phone battery question. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-08-01 05:00 +1000
    Re: Phone battery question. John_H <john4271@hotmail.com> - 2022-08-01 07:54 +1000
  Re: Phone battery question. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-08-01 05:16 +1000
    Re: Phone battery question. John_H <john4271@hotmail.com> - 2022-08-01 07:54 +1000
      Re: Phone battery question. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2022-08-01 11:44 +1000
        Re: Phone battery question. John_H <john4271@hotmail.com> - 2022-08-02 08:24 +1000
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          Re: Phone battery question. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-08-01 15:34 -0700
            Re: Phone battery question. not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2022-08-02 08:44 +1000
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                Re: Phone battery question. John_H <john4271@hotmail.com> - 2022-08-03 08:45 +1000
                Re: Phone battery question. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-08-02 16:51 -0700
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      Re: Phone battery question. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-08-01 16:54 +1000
        Re: Phone battery question. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-08-01 00:04 -0700
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              Re: Phone battery question. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-08-02 04:15 +1000
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    Re: Phone battery question. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2022-08-01 22:08 +1000
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