How to Make Your Cordless Phone Battery Last Longer

Most of the households in America that have home phone service have at least one cordless phone. Changing the expensive batteries in your cordless phone or phones once a year is a hassle that you can avoid if you follow a few simple tips for making your cordless phone battery last longer.

1.Match Your Stats

Make sure that you pay attention to the voltage and amperage of your old battery. If you have changed the battery in the past, make sure that you are using the correct voltage and amperage for your current battery. This can be found in your owner's manual.

The voltage of the cordless phone battery is the amount of energy that the battery needs to charge. It is usually the first power number that is listed on the cordless phone battery, and will almost always be a number between 6V and 12V.

The amperage is the amount of power that the battery will pull off of the electricity while charging. This will usually be the second number on the cordless phone battery and will range between 300mah and 900mah.

These numbers should never be strayed from. To keep it simple, your battery could wear out a lot faster, or ruin the phone, if the numbers are wrong. In extreme cases (i.e. if you are way off on the amperage) you could cause the cordless phone to catch fire while it is charging.

2.The First Charge

Cordless phone batteries are shipped with a small amount of charge in them already. You should not figure that it is ok to plug the phone in and make a quick phone call. The battery needs to charge for at least 10-12 hours during it's initial charge. If you charge it for less time, you could do long-term damage to the battery.

3.Coke Trick

Once a year, you should take regular Coke (the drink, not the drug) and clean the connection points on your cordless phone and your base. Coke can be used to clean corrosion off of your phone and base. Excess corrosion on the connection points between your cordless phone and the base will but a straight on your battery.

The instructions for this measure should be followed exactly or you may risk doing damage to your phone.

You will need a can of regular Coke (not caffeine free or diet), a glass, an area to let it sit, and a small cloth.