Testing a phone using three 1.2v AA NiMh batteries.

[scottb721]

I got sold what I think is a dodgy replacement battery for my Pixel OG. It behaves the same thing as the original battery I removed.
Since I have the battery monitoring PCB off the old battery, and before I buy another replacement, can I remove the battery and wire three AAs totalling 3.6volts to the PCB for phone testing?

 

[mustang7757]

In theory it should work if done correctly, I never done it before lol and if you do wear face shield and gloves .the other thing is AA batteries are not rechargeable so just to test if phone powers up and that will be that .
I think it's a waste to try attempt anything on such a old device but if your feeling adventurous by all means try it lol just wear eye and hand protection when handling batteries.


Welcome to AC!

 

[scottb721]

Thanks. These ones are rechargeable but the charger wouldn't be connected. Normal AAs are 1.5v and that would probably make the voltage too high at 4.5v

I still use the OG for uploading my 6Pro pics to my Google account for free storage.

 

[mustang7757]

If they are rechargeable I think they perform poorly and probably not a good idea to go past what it's rated at (original battery capacity)

 

[mustang7757]

The problem with those types of batteries they don't carry sufficient current and suffer from self discharge quickly.

Lithium ion has the ability to carry more current , they just two separate batteries on how they work all together.

 

[mustang7757]

Thanks. These ones are rechargeable but the charger wouldn't be connected. Normal AAs are 1.5v and that would probably make the voltage too high at 4.5v

I still use the OG for uploading my 6Pro pics to my Google account for free storage.

Ahh that's right the Free storage lol.. forgot all about that back then

 

[scottb721]

They're 2450mAh but yeah, I'm not sure what their peak current capability is.