Radio Shack 23-282 Cordless Phone Replacement Battery 3.6V 250mAh

Radio Shack 23-282 — 3.6V Ni-MH Replacement Battery

This is a 3.6V, 250mAh Ni-MH battery for the Radio Shack cordless phone model 23-282. It replaces the original handset battery when talk time drops off or the handset stops holding a charge. Dimensions are 50.03 x 25.78 x 17.99mm — verify yours before ordering.

• 23-282 handset fit: The 23-282 runs a 3.6V three-cell Ni-MH pack. This battery matches that voltage rail and physical footprint. The contacts align to the handset bay — no modification needed.
• Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this pack through charge and discharge on a Ni-MH compatible charger. The BMS held voltage through standard load draw and the cell temperature stayed within spec across all cycles.
• First charge after install: After installing, seat the handset in the base and leave it for a full 16 hours before first use. Ni-MH cells in phone batteries arrive partially discharged from storage. A slow first charge lets the cells balance and reach rated capacity.

Talk time shorter than the original battery after replacement

New Ni-MH cells don't deliver rated capacity straight out of the box. The chemistry needs three to five full charge-discharge cycles before the cells reach their 250mAh ceiling. After the first charge, expect shorter talk time — that's normal, not a fault. By cycle four or five, capacity stabilises and you'll see the full rated performance.

Base station shows no charge or error light after battery swap

Ni-MH batteries drop to a low resting voltage during storage — sometimes low enough that the base station's charge circuit won't accept them. The base reads the incoming voltage, and if it falls below the acceptance threshold, charging won't start. Remove the handset, wait 30 seconds, then reseat it firmly. If the error persists, check that the handset contacts are clean and making full contact with the base cradle pins.