[Milsurplus] Odd batteries...

[J Forster]

Well, the F cells are like D's but longer. Two D's have an mA-H capacity of 36,000 which is over 2/3 the listed capacity of the "No. 6". Given that, it seems that the No. 6 is largely case, not
battery.

-John



Ryan Gill wrote:

> At 2:16 PM -0400 8/2/07, J Forster wrote:
> >
> >Could be. Frankly that had not occurred to me. I figured that there would still be
> >demand in the industrial world for #6s. I suppose if the A-H and discharge
> >capacity are the same, it's a wash, although I don't like it much.
>
> I think the mcmaster Carr batteries are in fact #6s. Reason being they have a separate battery case section. They show it as 1.5 volts at 52,000 mAhrs. What do the better D's put out, 18,000 mAhrs?