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From: larry@jc3b21.UUCP (Lawrence F. Strickland)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: battery sizes
Message-ID: <477@jc3b21.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-Oct-86 14:37:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: jc3b21.477
Posted: Mon Oct 13 14:37:03 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 15-Oct-86 01:12:23 EDT
References: <100@houligan.UUCP>
Organization: St. Petersburg Junior College, FL
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Summary: A and B sizes

In article <100@houligan.UUCP>, dave@murphy.UUCP writes:
> Ok, here's a stumper.  In the realm of 1.5V batteries, there are AAA, AA,
> C, and D sizes.  What happened to the A and B sizes?
> Dave Cornutt, Gould Computer Systems, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

The A and B size batteries were used in REAL old-time radios.  They were
built to function with tubes in a 'portable' radio.  The A batteries were,
if I remember correctly, used to supply the heater current and the B batteries
were used to actually run the set.

Often the A size was a large, but regular looking battery.  The B size was
generally a wet cell and looked something like a car battery.  Anyway, that
is the best of my knowledge.  I had a pair in the dim past, but they are long
gone...



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