It is perfectly OK, the charging circuitry is quite crude and although the battery life might be slightly reduced it is unlikely to be noticed.
Read the full replyMy Philips Kala cordless phone batteries need replacing. It is fitted with 2 x AA 1.2v 600 mAh NiCd batteries and the handbook says only AA
The technical specifications say: Power Supply Handset : 2 x AA/LR6 1.2 V 600 mAh NiCd Base : 8V DC / 250 mA Output 1 6.5V AC/ 95 mA Output 2
It is perfectly OK, the charging circuitry is quite crude and although the battery life might be slightly reduced it is unlikely to be noticed.
on 28/10/2005, John supposed :
They should be fine.
I tried this with a BT Diverse phone (Siemens) which had the same dire warning.
The batteries never stopped charging. I took them out when the phone got almost too hot to hold.
I guess, if the batteries are just lying around then it's probably worth a go.
Thanks for that, will give it a try.
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