addictedmatt
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On Christmas day, my Dad showed me an old battery he had and I thought some of you might like to see it.
Old Battery
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Fallingwater
Flashlight Enthusiast
Nice! Is it protected? Will it handle a fully driven SSC P7? :D
coppertrail
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That's really cool, thank you for sharing!
fireguy
Newly Enlightened
That is great! A collectible. How does it compare in size to a "D" cell. What voltage is it? Do you know what it was made of inside?
addictedmatt
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I think it was a D cell. I'll see if it has any juice left next time I visit.
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fireguy
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There was a 1940 ad for that very battery on eBay - ended Nov 08. It didn't sell. It would make a nice addition to the battery, if your dad's at all into collecting batteries, that is.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320317776177
And I found an enegizer PDF for a no 950 battery. This couldn't be the same one, could it? It's referred to as "Classic", though. It even has discharge graphs.
The battery in the PDF is a "D" size 1.5 V made from Zinc-Manganese Dioxide (Zn/Mn0 )and has plastic laminated paper. I can't see them doing a data sheet for a 1940s battery, maybe the same type of battery is still available and this is the current one that they sell?
http://www.batteryspecialist.com/Merchant2/energizer/950.pdf
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320317776177
And I found an enegizer PDF for a no 950 battery. This couldn't be the same one, could it? It's referred to as "Classic", though. It even has discharge graphs.
The battery in the PDF is a "D" size 1.5 V made from Zinc-Manganese Dioxide (Zn/Mn0 )and has plastic laminated paper. I can't see them doing a data sheet for a 1940s battery, maybe the same type of battery is still available and this is the current one that they sell?
http://www.batteryspecialist.com/Merchant2/energizer/950.pdf
Illum
Flashaholic
yep... 950 did turn out to be the D's we see today
http://www.evereadyindustries.com/dry_cell.shtm
http://www.evereadyindustries.com/dry_cell.shtm
fireguy
Newly Enlightened
It says they sell 1 billion batteries every year. If those are primary cells and that's just one manufacturer, that's an awful lot of waste going into landfill. i can't even imagine 1 billion batteries in a large pile. :ooo:
That R-201 flashlight is pretty cool! Wonder if it's available in LED?
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