>From: "Joe R." <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
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> You're probably right about them being only slightly valuable but it's
>still interesting to look at. Most people today have nver seen the inside
>of a battery and have no idea what they look like. This battery was built
>by Willard. I took a picture today and posted it at
><http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/battery/willard.jpg>.
Hi
Seems to be a standard Lead Acid cell. I have some Silver Zinc
cells that are dry stored that look similar. These use
an alkali unlike the lead acid cells.
>
> I forgot to mention yesterday that I also picked up a battery for a
>radiosonde. It's still sealed in it's orginal can so I don't know what it
>looks like but the guy that I got it from says that he thinks it's a
>Lithium battery. The date on the can is Sept 12, 1982 and it was made by
>VIZ. I don't know exactly who VIZ is/was but they seemed to have taken over
>production of cheap test equipment from RCA. I've seen their name along
>with RCA's on a lot of educational grade electrical equipment. I've posted
>a picture of this one too. it's at
><http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/battery/radiosonde.jpg>. FWIW I used to have
>a radiosonde but the battery for it was MUCH larger than this.
Most likely for a transistor unit, being from the 80's. I have
two old tube radiosondes that I've collected.
>
> Finally, I took pictures of the two odd tubes that I got. They're at
><http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/battery/tube1.jpg> and
><http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/battery/tube2.jpg>. The filament is in the
>large bulb at the side of the main tube. Only the first tube is marked.
>"73" has been painted near the center of it. The can see it in the photo
>but it's upside down. It was not printed but instead it looks like it was
>painted on with a small brash. Only the first tube has the silver getter
>material in it. Anyone have any idea what these might be for?
I'll bet it is some kind of arc lamp.
Dwight
>
> Joe
>
Received on Mon Jun 07 2004 - 11:58:59 BST
