Very good Brian

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"Brian Hill" wrote in message
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"Keyboard In The Wilderness" wrote in message
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Correct -- but for For what purpose ??


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B+ is the positive plate voltage used to draw electrons emitted by the
cathode or filament to produce a useful current through a tube. It can be
supplied either with a P.S. or a battery. So There!


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Brian
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"Keyboard In The Wilderness" ) writes:
Correct -- it supplied the "B+ voltage' used for the plate and screen
circuits

Comedian Steven Wright has this question as part of his humor

But of course, the fact that we refer to that high voltage line
as "B+" is because that voltage was originally supplied by B batteries.

Michael

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"Michael Black" wrote in message
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"Keyboard In The Wilderness" ) writes:
Correct -- but for For what purpose ??


To supply the B+. That's a giveaway.

Michael

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"dxAce" wrote in message
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Keyboard In The Wilderness wrote:

Hey I can buy A batteries, (AA, and AAA), and C batteries -- right
What happened to the B battery ???

There were 'B' batteries used in the old sets.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

DXACE exhorted " I'm fairly certain I understand much, much more than you
do."

Of course you -- are the DXACE and I but a keyboard in the wilderness

But pray tell ACE, what is the origin of the abbreviation DX

And can you cite a dictionary or encyclopedia that defines DX ??

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"dxAce" wrote in message
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Keyboard In The Wilderness wrote:

No you don't understand -- this is a quiz -- I know the answer -- do you
???

I'm fairly certain I understand much, much more than you do.

LMAO

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Keyboard In The Wilderness wrote:

DXACE exhorted " I'm fairly certain I understand much, much more than you
do."

Of course you -- are the DXACE and I but a keyboard in the wilderness

But pray tell ACE, what is the origin of the abbreviation DX

And can you cite a dictionary or encyclopedia that defines DX ??

LOL, I know what DX is.

Too bad you are still stumbling around trying to find a definition of it!

LMAO

dxAce
Michigan
USA

I know the answer -- but come on DX ace -- tell us what you think as you are
indeed the DX ACE

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"dxAce" wrote in message
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Keyboard In The Wilderness wrote:

DXACE exhorted " I'm fairly certain I understand much, much more than
you
do."

Of course you -- are the DXACE and I but a keyboard in the wilderness

But pray tell ACE, what is the origin of the abbreviation DX

And can you cite a dictionary or encyclopedia that defines DX ??

LOL, I know what DX is.

Too bad you are still stumbling around trying to find a definition of it!

LMAO

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Keyboard In The Wilderness wrote:

I know the answer -- but come on DX ace -- tell us what you think as you are
indeed the DX ACE

You're not really interested in what I think.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Keyboard In The Wilderness wrote:

I know the answer --

You obviously don't. If you did... you'd not bother to ask.

LMAO at the obvious 'tard.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Keyboard In The Wilderness wrote:

Hey I can buy A batteries, (AA, and AAA), and C batteries -- right
What happened to the B battery ???

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Keyboard In the Wilderness


"B" batteries wee a special size used for military/industrial
applications. I don't know if they're still made or not. But there were
never really and consumer items that were designed for the "B" battery,
that's why you never see them.

Tony

B batteries provided the high voltage to the "plates" of tubes. I recall 90
volt units.

A batteries provided filament voltage (1.5 volts) to a lot of tubes like the
1EQ5, where the first digiot indicated the filament voltage, and the letters
the type of tube characteristics, and the final digit the number of pins that
were active.
6 AQ 5 was a 6 volt amplifier with two filment connections, a plate
coonection and two grids.
However sometimes there was a cathode too (I'm getting hazy on this stuff),
maybe the filament didn't count as two.

Tony Meloche wrote:

Keyboard In The Wilderness wrote:

Hey I can buy A batteries, (AA, and AAA), and C batteries -- right
What happened to the B battery ???

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Keyboard In the Wilderness

"B" batteries wee a special size used for military/industrial
applications. I don't know if they're still made or not. But there were
never really and consumer items that were designed for the "B" battery,
that's why you never see them.

Not true. Many antique radios used 'B' batteries. I had one once.

dxAce
Michigan
USA