Charging batteries of new DECT phone

geraint83

Hi, this might sound like a pretty silly question but I've just bought a new DECT phone for my grandmother and the instructions say that the batteries need to be charged for 24 hours.

However, to save time I was wondering whether it would be possible to put the same batteries (AAA sized NiMh ones) into the Energiser charger I use for my other rechargeable batteries? I was hoping that it might be quicker to fully-charge the batteries this way - I'm assuming that using the internal charging mechanism of the phone would be slower.

I'd be grateful for any advice on this!

Thanks!

BargainGalore

I no my Panasonic just use NimH AAA batteries so you can charge them up in standalone charger. I think they need mains to phone as its much easier to have them on constant trickle charge than keep replacing them

geraint83

Thanks for the advice - I only want to charge the batteries in this way the first time so that it's quicker than waiting the whole 24 hours - they will be charged via the phone's internal charger from then on.

Stompa

geraint83 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice - I only want to charge the batteries in this way the first time so that it's quicker than waiting the whole 24 hours - they will be charged via the phone's internal charger from then on.

It should be fine to do that.

BargainGalore

As I said I no mine can do this, so I so no reason if they are normal NimH or Nicad that yours cant

geraint83 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice - I only want to charge the batteries in this way the first time so that it's quicker than waiting the whole 24 hours - they will be charged via the phone's internal charger from then on.