[Milsurplus] Help

[Peter Gottlieb]

Mercury cells were also used for their longer life.  At the time they were more 
expensive than regular cells but had great life.  Try the suggested 9V and 1.5 
volt suggestion.


On 7/10/2017 8:40 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:
>
> If that battery is made up from 10 1.34 V cells, those were mercury reference 
> cells. This day and age I would be shocked if you could buy one. Since that is 
> power for the ohmmeter section, I would agree the recommended 9v battery and C 
> cell should be close enough.
>
> Mike Morrow WA4NYT
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> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On Behalf Of *James Whartenby
> *Sent:* Monday, July 10, 2017 8:24 PM
> *To:* Floyd Petri; Military Surplus List
> *Subject:* Re: [Milsurplus] Help
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> According to: http://www.prc68.com/I/TS183.shtml, the BA-1085 is a 13.4 volt 
> battery with a tap at 1.34 volts.  The tester data says that the minimum 
> terminal voltages are 9 and 1 volts respectively.  Seems to me a C cell and a 
> 9 volt battery should make a decent substitute and would be much cheaper!
>
> Jim
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> *From:*Floyd Petri <fpetri at eastex.net>
> *To:* Military Surplus List <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 10, 2017 4:31 PM
> *Subject:* [Milsurplus] Help
>
> *Who on the forum was making and selling battery adapters? I wonder if he ever 
> made one for the BA-1085/U battery for the PSM-6 Multimeter? I have one that I 
> would like to get working and need a battery as I can’t find any BA-1085/U 
> batteries.*
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> *Floyd*
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