[Milsurplus] BA-38 Battery

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

I think that the two most common methods are ten of the 9V's or a DC-DC 
converter made in Sicily.  The latter runs off of three D-cells and includes 
auto-on circuitry.  An MV restoration group in CO has built a newer DC-DC 
converter the same physical size as the BA-38 and that runs off of rechargable 
batteries contained in the substitute.  But I don't think that they have sold 
it commercially.  Reportably works quite well but would probably be more 
expensive than the Italian one.

Many years ago, an outfit on the left coast made and sold prewired boxes or 
holders as replacements for the BA-38 and several other WW-II or Korean War 
vintage batteries.  Those still turn up fron time to time.  Breck S. at one 
time was selling a partial kit to make a substitute BA-38.  The buyer 
supplied his own hardware and 9V connectors.  I assembled one of them for a 
customer, and they worked pretty well.  The design was on his web site but either 
he took it down or he changed the URL, because the link I have no longer 
works.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 10/04/2016 15:48:10 PM Central Daylight Time, 
hro5-2 at cox.net writes: 
> 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
> 
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