AguassissiM Do you remember the structure of the packs? At least the “failures” could serve a purpose.
leftdisconnected Hmm that’s too bad about the charging circuitry. I wondered how good it was when I put some LADDAs in the cordless units that take AAAs. Still, both the packs and AAAs lasted somewhere between 5-10 years so I’m guessing that’s about what could be expected of the cells.
goshdogit It is most definitely easiest to get new units, but I find it a shame to get rid of something that works. We actually have three sets now. One set (with answering and two units) that uses AAAs, and two older sets that have the unfortunate battery packs.
Lightbringer Cutting the “crossbeams” was my thought too, and then maybe just taping it all back together. But the other issue is that the cells in the packs are several millimetres longer than a typical AAA. Wondering if there is anything special about them or if it’s just another middle finger to the consumer.
From the outline of the shrink wrap, the cells in the packs look like they have a separate board under the cells, similar to the circuit board of protected Li-Ion cells. Do some Ni-MH cells have extra features? Or, if they’re just dummy spacers maybe I could salvage them… hmm