[MRCA] BC-1000

[Robert Nickels]

On 2/1/2019 9:58 AM, michael tyler via MRCA wrote:
> Once upon a time you could buy 90 volt batteries intended for a camping light that K-Mart use to sell....any thoughts?

You're probably remembering the Burgess Safari Lite that was made here 
in Freeport IL:

http://www.flashlightmuseum.com/burgess-flashlight-165-2-safari-lite-fluoresent-lantern-burgess-green-label-2-69v-646-or-246-1961

Burgess Battery was a leading manufacture of carbon-zinc batteries for 
decades, having been started by Dr. C. F. Burgess after he consulted 
with Northern Battery Co. which was the forerunner of today's 
Ray-O-Vac.    But after his death the company lived off of carbon-zinc 
technology (including the batteries used in BC-611 and many other 
military radios) and failed to invest in alkaline technology and went 
out of business. Environmental contamination put the old factory 
property on the EPA's superfund list, and the last owner, Clevite Corp, 
contributed to the remediation about 20 years ago.  Today the site is a 
bike and water trail head that I use often.   I toured the old factory 
before it was torn down and believe me, it was not a place  that would 
have been fun to work in.

So unless you make your own, batteries are not an option anymore, and 
DC-DC converters operating from a low-voltage DC supply are the best 
choice for radios as well as the two 69-volt dry batteries originally 
used in the Safari Lite.

73, Bob W9RAN