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From: garnett@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Battery Sizes
Keywords: Battery, A cell, history
Message-ID: <7288@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 30 Jan 89 14:20:52 GMT
Reply-To: garnett@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett)
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		Electronics Trivia Question of the Day:
	
	"What ever happened to the original "A" size battery?

	Battery sizes are specified by ansi standards, we are all familar with
AA, AAA, C, D, and N sizes... But what was the A size? And, were there ever
standard 1.5 V B size? (You can get B size in 4.5 and other voltages today.)
Does anyone know who developed the sizes? (Union Carbide?)
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