Radio Puzzler No. 4 - RadioBanter

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October 6th 04, 12:41 AM

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On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:41:17 -0700, "Keyboard In The Wilderness"
wrote:

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

They fell out of use after portables requiring a high plate
voltage source were no longer made -- age of the transistor.

I used to have one such radio in the 50s. I believe they pot
out about 90 volts.

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