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My phone's dead. It's been dying a slow and painful death for the past few months so I've been expecting this to happen. I didn't think it would happen so soon. I knew something was wrong when my (cordless) phone started losing power only forty-five minutes into a conversation a few months back. I knew the batteries were designed to go for a few hours, although it's a fairly old phone (several years old in fact). A couple of weeks ago, I was barely able to keep a five minute conversation going. I needed to rush next door and switch over to Werdna's phone (who moved out Friday) before I lost the connection. Today, the battery lasts about five seconds. Just enough time to figure out who's calling and who it's for but that's about it. It's rather annoying actually, but I don't use the phone all too often, and I'm moving out soon, so it's not that much of a problem. Anyway, let's see what's going on in the world today.
Tuesday, August 22, 2000 at 14:55:01 (UTC)
Well, that's what happens when you put NiCads into a cordless phone with a dumb recharger. Those things are practically begging to develop a memory effect. You should be able to get replacements fairly easily (a trip to Radio Shack is in order) unless you have something non-standard. Go for NiMH (metal hydride) if you have the choice -- no memory effect. Otherwise, get into the habit of completely draining the battery before putting it back in the cradle.
Grinning Reaper
Tuesday, August 22, 2000 at 16:44:30 (UTC)
Yeah, I should've drained the battery every now and then on my phone but I never thought about it. Oh well. NiMH batteries are fairly expensive though..
Thanks for the subtle hint Jaz.. I mean Jax. (Although if you're paying for lunch, I'd follow any directions you give me - well, maybe not =)
QYV