Panasonic Cordless Telephone Battery (HHR-P104A)

This Panasonic cordless phone battery was exactly what I needed. No fuss, no guessing, just a straightforward replacement that works. Ordering through Amazon was quick and easy, and the battery arrived ready to go. Installation took only a minute, and my phone was immediately back to holding a solid charge. No compatibility issues, no warning messages, and performance feels just like the original battery that came with the phone. Sometimes the best reviews are for products that do their job perfectly without any drama, and this is one of them. Easy to order, easy to install, and works great.

A battery is a device that converts chemical energy directly to electrical energy. It consists of a number of voltaic cells; each voltaic cell consists of two half-cells connected in series by a conductive electrolyte containing anions and cations. One half-cell includes electrolyte and the electrode to which anions (negatively charged ions) migrate, i.e., the anode or negative electrode; the other half-cell includes electrolyte and the electrode to which cations (positively charged ions) migrate, i.e., the cathode or positive electrode. In the redox reaction that powers the battery, cations are reduced (electrons are added) at the cathode, while anions are oxidized (electrons are removed) at the anode. The electrodes do not touch each other but are electrically connected by the electrolyte. Some cells use two half-cells with different electrolytes. A separator between half-cells allows ions to flow, but prevents mixing of the electrolytes. Each half-cell has an electromotive force (or emf), determined by its ability to drive electric current from the interior to the exterior of the cell. The net emf of the cell is the difference between the emfs of its half-cells, as first recognized by Volta. Therefore, if the electrodes have emfs and , then the net emf is ; in other words, the net emf is the difference between the reduction potentials of the half-reactions. The electrical driving force or across the terminals of a cell is known as the terminal voltage (difference) and is measured in volts. The terminal voltage of a cell that is neither charging nor discharging is called the open-circuit voltage and equals the emf of the cell. Because of internal resistance, the terminal voltage of a cell that is discharging is smaller in magnitude than the open-circuit voltage and the terminal voltage of a cell that is charging exceeds the open-circuit voltage. An ideal cell has negligible internal resistance, so it would maintain a constant terminal voltage of until exhausted, then dropping to zero. If such a cell maintained 1.5 volts and stored a charge of one coulomb then on complete discharge it would perform 1.5 joule of work. In actual cells, the internal resistance increases under discharge, and the open circuit voltage also decreases under discharge. If the voltage and resistance are plotted against time, the resulting graphs typically are a curve; the shape of the curve varies according to the chemistry and internal arrangement employed. As stated above, the voltage developed across a cell's terminals depends on the energy release of the chemical reactions of its electrodes and electrolyte. Alkaline and zinc-carbon cells have different chemistries but approximately the same emf of 1.5 volts; likewise NiCd and NiMH cells have different chemistries, but approximately the same emf of 1.2 volts. On the other hand the high electrochemical potential changes in the reactions of lithium compounds give lithium cells emfs of 3 volts or more. And it fits perfectly into my old cordless phone.

Needed some new batteries for all of the cordless phones in the house, so I decided to check Amazon for any possible deals. Batteries are EXPENSIVE as you all know, so I'll take all the help I can get. I stumbled across these batteries available through DependableResource for..$8.95 (at the time of purchase)?! Did I read that right?! This price was SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than any other retailer's price that I knew of (about $15.00 elsewhere). Of course, you can't have your cake and eat it too, so something like this naturally made us a bit doubtful. I mean, for that kind of deal, there's gotta be some kind of catch, right? Fake batteries, perhaps? But, seeing that the seller had a great rating and excellent reviews, we decided we'd give it a try, and bought three batteries for a total of $26.88 (with Super Saver Discount, therefore no S&H, and no tax) with a cautious "we'll see" attitude. If anything was wrong with the product, we were immediately going to send it back. Well, the batteries arrived, and we were pleasantly surprised to learn that they are GENUINE! Yay! So I guess you really CAN have your cake and eat it too sometimes! :) The only thing I can think of that wasn't even really a problem is that the package took a little while to arrive (about 9 days). But, we were in no hurry, therefore we didn't need the package right away, and didn't need to spend a lot on shipping to get it here quickly. I think we were just excited, that always makes things seem like they're taking forever. :) These guys are the real deal, thanks, DependableResource, for selling my family genuine batteries, and saving us a ton of money! :)

I have a Panasonic telephone set of 3. Two of the satellites were misplaced when my wife, new to the country decided to completely rearrange my house. When I finally found them, they wouldn't hold a charge for long, and did not recognize the base. When deciding to fix problem, I went to an Office Depot where they sold similar phones, and they had batteries for over $20. and the clerk suggested that I charge the phones in the base, and that would probably reconnect them. I went home and took the battery out of one of the phones, and then to Amazon where I found the batteries for less than half of what the Office supply store was charging. I matched up the numbers, found the picture on the package to be an exact match for the removed battery, and ordered two batteries. When they promptly arrived I was a little alarmed to see that the batteries did not match the colors; instead of the olive green and black on the website, they were orange and black, but the numbers were correct. When I started charging the batteries in the phones with some of the time charging in the base unit to pair them, they were very warm to the touch. I have a VOIP Ooma Teleo set-up at home, and once the charging of the satellite phones was complete, there was a couple of missteps, not sounding quite right, but then both working properly. The phone that was left in the base unit still has the original battery, but it has never been completely discharged and left alone depleted. The phones with the new batteries, despite the color difference from what was advertised, are now cool to the touch, and working. So I have high hopes that this resolves the problem. I have had the Panasonic phones for about seven years now, they are 5.8 GHZ. I have the Ooma VOIP for a little over two years, also acquired through Amazon, and I like it very much, especially the $3.75/mo. phone bill. Update July 9, 2015. Still have the original battery in the phone by the base unit. And the phones with the batteries bought through Amazon are still working very well. So I think that as long as you don't leave the phones out of the charging units for very long (as in lost), they work even if they don't match OEM colors. No problems. Revising rating to 5 stars.

These seem to be authentic Panasonic batteries, but they're orange not pale green as they appear in the photo. They work in out older Panasonic phones, and fixed the problems with poor voice quality and short charge life the original batteries were showing. However, the one I bought three years or so ago is not holding a charge as well as it used to. I don't think these are made to quite the same standards as the batteries that come in a new phone, which lasted 8 or so years.

This replaces my old land line battery. Works great

There is not much to say about this battery pack. If your current Panasonic cordless phone has a PP104 (with a #29 displayed in a black box on the battery) NiMH battery pack then this is the unit you need. I received two of these batteries from Amazon.com in just two days. I had them installed in my cordless phones in just a couple of minutes. I left the phones on the charger overnight and my phones now work flawlessly. I am a little dissapointed that the batteries which came with the Panasonic phones only lasted about a year, but so far these new battery packs have brought new life back to my phones. The cost is fair and the quality seems just as good if not better than the original factory batteries. I know there are after market batteries that are compatible with my phones, and could be used in place of these PP104A units, but I believe in sticking with original equipment. For $14 each you really can't complain too much about the price.

Looked at some batteries at Radio Shack and some other stores in town - all the prices were outrageous. Most of the salespeople tried to talk me into a new set of phones since it was cheaper than replacing the batteries! It is a marketing trick - what a waste! So, when I found these batteries through Amazon, I thought I'd give them a try and I'm glad I did - they are OEM, fresh, hold a charge, and reasonably priced (about a third of what the stores were asking). It really bugs me that we are driven to waste electronics like phones and printers because the consumables are priced artifically high - it is worth the effort to find good suppliers so we can keep our stuff working for another year or two, and off the scrap heap.