All About Batteries Video

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How come they don't have "B" size batteries????

krazykuda said:

come they don't have "B" size batteries???

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"B batteries are still made and sold and pack a decent punch for their size, 21.5 mm x 60 mm (.8464 in. by 2.36 in.), producing 1.5 volts and 8350 mAh for the alkaline variety"

Dana67Dart said:

"B batteries are still made and sold and pack a decent punch for their size, 21.5 mm x 60 mm (.8464 in. by 2.36 in.), producing 1.5 volts and 8350 mAh for the alkaline variety"

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If you ask for one at a store, it sounds like you are stuttering... I would like a B-battery P-please....

"A", "B" and (at one time) "C" batteries are classes of batteries for vacuum tubes, rather than a specific type or size

"A" type batteries came in many sizes and operate the vacuum tube filaments, many times 1 1/2V as well as 6V
"B" batteries were the high voltage batteries for the tube anode or plate
"C" batteries were the negative "bias" voltage for the tube control grid, not always used.

At one time I had a big console radio "farm set" battery that was combined all in one. I forgot, either 90 or 105V "B" battery

The 1 1/2 "A" section had 4 of the big "telephone" dry cells taped up in the wrapper, and the B and C sections were made of little rectangular wafer cells similar to a 9V if you have ever torn one of those apart

B voltages were things like 22 1/2V, 45V, 67 1/2V, 90V, 105V I've forgotten what else

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Vintage Radio Batteries

At the time I was barely getting interested in "things" I was likely 9-10 years old, our old old neighbor across the street had a big old "farm" console battery radio He gave me the battery out of it one time. The filament "A" battery section would go dead long before the "B and C" sections were used up. He used to use a 6V car battery with screws driven into the connecting straps to connect, so it may have been 2.5V filaments. it was a BIG battery seems to me over a foot long, and of course tall enough for the big telco cells tall

I believe my old friend was K.P. Dooley, born in 1833, CORRECTION 1883 so about 1960 when I knew him he was 77. He seemed a lot older, and was in bad shape, bad lungs and heart. He used to sit in the kitchen in a rocking chair and a blanket over the kitchen door, heated by the wood range.

67Dart273 said:

At the time I was barely getting interested in "things" I was likely 9-10 years old, our old old neighbor across the street had a big old "farm" console battery radio He gave me the battery out of it one time. The filament "A" battery section would go dead long before the "B and C" sections were used up. He used to use a 6V car battery with screws driven into the connecting straps to connect, so it may have been 2.5V filaments. it was a BIG battery seems to me over a foot long, and of course tall enough for the big telco cells tall

I believe my old friend was K.P. Dooley, born in 1833, so about 1960 when I knew him he was 77. He seemed a lot older, and was in bad shape, bad lungs and heart. He used to sit in the kitchen in a rocking chair and a blanket over the kitchen door, heated by the wood range.

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I could only imagine a man that old in the 60's all experienced.
Ww1. Roaring 20's. Big depression. Ww2. Rise of all the technology..

Only if he was born 1833. He would be a lot older in 1960

Jeffrey67dart said:

I could only imagine a man that old in the 60's all experienced.
Ww1. Roaring 20's. Big depression. Ww2. Rise of all the technology..

Only if he was born 1833. He would be a lot older in 1960

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Sorry LOL 1883

His wife Mary died in 1955, KP died in 61 and according to one source, born in either 82 or 83 so he was about 78 when he passed. I was not very old and THAT was a long time ago