[Milsurplus] BA-3B Battery

[Al Klase]

Jim,

10 nine-volt batteries will do the trick for the way you're likely 
operate the set, say for 5 minutes at a time, every once in a while.  
Alkaline batteries have considerable shelf life.  I think the ones in my 
set have been there for three years.

See K4CHE's site for more info:  http://k4che.com/BC-611%20Box.htm

Of course your B+ is going to be more than 10% low, so there's a case to 
the power supply that W2HX mentions, especially with the rising price of 
9-volt batteries.

Al

Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/

On 10/4/2016 4:47 PM, Jim Hill wrote:
> I stand corrected; they are BA-38, not BA-3B.  What is used to power 
> BC-611's today?  Fill the case with about 60 AAA batteries connected 
> in series?
> 9V batteries would be better, size-wise, but would they have adequate 
> life?
> Jim
>
>
>
> At 10:23 PM 10/2/2016, you wrote:
>> I have some Eveready BA-3B 0962 batteries. They are in long olive 
>> drab rectangular boxs, 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches.
>>
>> They are not usable as the "guts" has expanded, pushing out an end.  
>> The individual cells are pancakes, about 1/8" think. Interestingly, 
>> there are no corrosion materials, like you see in old flashlight 
>> batteries.
>>
>> I don't know what to do with them.  Is there any call for them, or 
>> should I just dump them in hazardous waste?
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> Jim, w6ivw
>>
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