[Milsurplus] Re: 417 Battery

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Mac, Mike, et al,

That the 417 was discontinued because it was a mercury oxide cell appears to 
be urban legend.  Period catalogs plus at least one on-line replacement guide 
say carbon-zinc.  One list member who responded to my cry for help said that 
the cells used in the stack in the 417 were only used on a couple of other 
batteries, and that they were discontinued because of low usage.  Which 
discontinued the batteries using them of course.

In a message dated 10/5/2005 10:28:51 AM Central Daylight Time, 
k2gkk at hotmail.com writes: 
> Several days ago, someone asked about a 417 battery.
> I provided info on equivalent part numbers that I pulled
> from FedLog.
> 
> I received the following message regarding discontinuance
> of the 417 and its current substitute/equivalent.
> 
> Mac, K2GKK/5
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From:
> To: "'k2gkk at hotmail.com'" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
> Subject: 417 Battery
> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 16:55:27 +0200
> 
> Mac,
> 
> The battery you asked about 417 is no longer manufactured
> because it was a mercury  cell 15v.
> 
> The replacement is a 411 carbon zinc 15v 140 mAH.
> 
> I picked this info up from Google.
> 

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