About this replacement
Universel AA x 4 Cordless Phone — 4.8V Ni-MH Replacement Battery
This is a 4.8V, 2000mAh Ni-MH battery pack built for cordless phones that take four AA-sized rechargeable cells in a single pack. It fits handsets requiring a standard AA x 4 configuration at 4.8V. The pack measures 57.80 x 52.00 x 14.60mm — check your existing pack dimensions before ordering.
- AA x 4 cordless handset fit: Cordless phones using four AA cells share a common 4.8V nominal rail and physical slot size. This pack covers that configuration where the base station charges through the handset contacts at a trickle rate matched to Ni-MH chemistry.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this pack through a full charge-discharge sequence on a 4.8V Ni-MH trickle charger. Capacity climbed incrementally across the first three cycles, which is normal Ni-MH behaviour — the cells reach rated 2000mAh by cycle four or five, not cycle one.
- First charge on a DECT handset: After installing, seat the handset in the base and leave it for a full 16 hours before the first call. Ni-MH cells shipped in partial discharge need a slow initial charge to reach full capacity — a quick top-up is not enough on the first cycle.
Base station showing no charge or error light after fitting a new Ni-MH pack
Ni-MH cells lose voltage in storage. If a pack sits in a warehouse long enough, resting voltage can drop below the threshold the base station checks before it begins charging. Many DECT bases will show a fault light or simply not initiate a charge cycle when they see voltage below roughly 4.0V on a 4.8V pack. The fix is to prime the pack with a brief external charge using a standalone AA Ni-MH charger until voltage climbs above 4.2V, then reseat it in the handset. Once the base detects a valid voltage, the charge indicator should activate within two minutes.
Handset loses pairing with the base after battery replacement
Removing the battery from a DECT handset cuts power to volatile memory, and some older DECT implementations store pairing data in RAM rather than flash. When that happens, the handset comes back up with no base registered. Check your handset manual for the registration or pairing sequence — on most DECT phones this means holding the base page button for five seconds while pressing the handset menu button. Re-registration takes under 60 seconds and restores full function without a factory reset.