On Thu, 22 May 2008 19:46:07 -0400, Wes wrote:

Mark Rand wrote:

A 90V B battery might be more portable BEG

I'm old enough to have seen those things in stores.

Wes
I remember taking the 2 volt wet cell A battery to the RR Station
Agent's house to be sent on the next train for recharge. The train
made return trips Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Need I say, we kept
two batteries. IIRCC, B batteries lasted about 6 months, while C
batteries were good for a couple years. There wasn't much recreational
listening - news at breakfast and supper, Proctor and Gamble hour in
the afternoon for mother, Friday night boxing (Gillette) and Hockey
night in Canada with Foster Hewitt (I don't think a game went by that
Grandmother didn't go change into her nightie after the Leafs scored a
goal)
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada