GE 22925GE2 Cordless Phone Replacement Battery 3.6V 1200mAh

GE 22925GE2 / 26920 Series — 3.6V Ni-MH Replacement Battery

This is a 3.6V, 1200mAh Ni-MH battery for GE cordless phone handsets across the 22925GE2 and 26920 series, including the 26920GE1 and 26920N. It slots directly into the handset battery compartment and connects to the same charging contacts the original pack used. Capacity is rated at 4.32Wh.

• 22925GE2 and 26920 family fit: These models share a common 3.6V three-cell Ni-MH architecture, the same physical footprint, and the same base charging circuit voltage. One battery covers the full range without modification.
• Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this pack through charge and discharge cycles on a 26920GE1 handset. The base station accepted the new battery without error, and the BMS held within the expected 3.6V nominal rail throughout the discharge curve.
• First-charge protocol for Ni-MH handsets: After installing, seat the handset in the base and leave it undisturbed for a full 16 hours before the first call. Ni-MH cells in cordless phones need that slow initial charge to reach rated capacity — cutting it short leaves cells unevenly conditioned.

Talk time shorter than the original battery after replacement

Ni-MH cells ship in a partially discharged, partially passivated state. The first three to five full charge-discharge cycles progressively break down that passivation layer and allow the cells to reach their rated 1200mAh capacity. Running the handset until it signals low battery, then returning it to the base for a full charge, accelerates this conditioning. By cycle five, talk time should match or exceed the original pack's performance at equivalent age.

Base station showing no charge light after swapping the battery

When a Ni-MH pack sits in storage for months, its resting voltage can drop below the threshold the base station uses to confirm a valid battery is present. Some GE base units will not begin the charge cycle if the pack reads too low. The fix is to briefly short-cycle the handset — power it on, let it run for two to three minutes, then seat it firmly in the base. That small draw pulls the cell voltage into a range the base charging circuit recognises, and the charge indicator should activate within 60 seconds.