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Carol Anne | 21:19 Wed 12th Apr 2006 | Science
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I have an old phone thats not been used in a couple of years, and now the battery wont accept a charge. Any ideas on how I might revive the battery?


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Many thanks

My grannie always used to pour a drop of brandy into the bowl, and that seemed to do the trick.


That was a goldfish that needed reviving though, not a phone battery, so it's perhaps not that relevant.

Try Wrapping it in a plastic bag and putting it in the freezer overnight. It worked on a laptop battery of mine.


Davie

Very often the charge in the battery dissipates and as there will be a minimum level of power required to start the mobile, you may find that an unused battery may need to be left on charge overnight to get back to a useable level. if not, 50p at a bootsale is the next option!
erm Uri Geller

A lot of manufacturers recomend you to run rechargable batterys down completly once in a while.Bosch.Makita,Skill,Black& Decker etc. Some batterys though require a small amont of power to except a charge and function.Some chargers don't charge if they can't pick up any amps from the battery. Try a hair dryer on the battery for 5 minutes and then charge it whilst warm.If that fails boot sale as Bobajob advised. jason1980 Its Uri thats bent!!


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Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'll be tring them all. The phone is a is a 1998 model . chunky with big buttons. Ideal for my old gran who has moved into a nursing home and has no phone in her room. If I can just get the battery started then it can remain on a constant charge thereafter.

try www.7dayshop.com


no financial interest - I'm a tory earl already

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