Are The Eveready PP6, 7, and 8\2 still made by Eveready? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Audion_1904 · 21st Sep 2017, 6:51 pm

I am wondering if Eveready UK still makes the well-known PP6, 7,
and 8\2 batteries, used in a number of vintage receivers as we all know. I know that the PP9 is still being made and available as a Eveready "Silver" type. However, I'm confused if the PP6, 7, and 8/2 are still available as originals. Many online searches I've done are turning up confusing information as to their availability as originals, as opposed to alkaline substitutes. The other battery I'm wondering about is the AD28\3R25 4.5V type. Again, like with the batteries above, is it still available as original?

The other question I have is which UK battery suppliers ship such batteries overseas to Canada. On my Google searches, a number of them only send to the UK ( others send to the EU also ). I'm having trouble finding a few companies that stock the above batteries and sends them to Canada.

However, one notable exception is the PP9. The UK's Farnell is part of the Newark Electronics network, so the PP9 can easily be ordered through Newark Canada, and there are no problems.

Any ideas how to solve this problem?

G6Tanuki · 21st Sep 2017, 7:17 pm

The current "Ever Ready" UK operation are really nothing to do with the Ever Ready company of the distant past.

See http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...d-1494225.html for how they failed to keep up with the market and went under something like 3 decades ago.

These days the legacy Ever-Ready consumer-brand here in the UK is 'Energizer'.

"Eveready" [without the gap in the name] was only really ever a US brand. I always liked their "9-lives" logo of a cat jumping through the digit 9, but that's implications would never have been allowed here in Europe.

paulsherwin · 21st Sep 2017, 8:16 pm

These old battery types are still manufactured in very small quantities but they are hard to obtain and expensive, even in the UK. There are a number of people who make reproduction batteries which use AA, AAA or CR2032 cells, and it would probably be better to investigate those for use in Canada.

It's quite easy to open a modern plastic cased PP9 and fit a 6 cell AA holder inside. Some people do that even in Britain, as 6 alkaline AAs cost a lot less than a PP9.

I don't think there are any consumer battery factories still operating in the UK.

Neil Breward · 24th Sep 2017, 1:30 pm

Have you tried the Small Battery Company?

http://www.smallbattery.company.org...._catalogue.htm

They appear to have nearly the full range of PP batteries available!

camtechman · 24th Sep 2017, 4:21 pm

G6Tanuki,

Thanks for posting that link. It's the best factual summary I've read. I was at Ever Ready in the 1980s and the Hanson "Hit Squad" would visit the research dept and, when they visited the factory in Nth London, they flew in by helicopter and landed in the sports field...boy, did they get jeered !

greg_simons · 24th Sep 2017, 10:22 pm

G6 tanuki,
many thanks for the link, it made depressing but familiar reading for some British industry back then, fascinating stuff I never knew.
greg.

21st Sep 2017, 6:51 pm	#1
Audion_1904 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 2	Are The Eveready PP6, 7, and 8\2 still made by Eveready? I am wondering if Eveready UK still makes the well-known PP6, 7, and 8\2 batteries, used in a number of vintage receivers as we all know. I know that the PP9 is still being made and available as a Eveready "Silver" type. However, I'm confused if the PP6, 7, and 8/2 are still available as originals. Many online searches I've done are turning up confusing information as to their availability as originals, as opposed to alkaline substitutes. The other battery I'm wondering about is the AD28\3R25 4.5V type. Again, like with the batteries above, is it still available as original? The other question I have is which UK battery suppliers ship such batteries overseas to Canada. On my Google searches, a number of them only send to the UK ( others send to the EU also ). I'm having trouble finding a few companies that stock the above batteries and sends them to Canada. However, one notable exception is the PP9. The UK's Farnell is part of the Newark Electronics network, so the PP9 can easily be ordered through Newark Canada, and there are no problems. Any ideas how to solve this problem?

21st Sep 2017, 7:17 pm	#2
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 14,007	Re: Are The Eveready PP6, 7, and 8\2 still made by Eveready? The current "Ever Ready" UK operation are really nothing to do with the Ever Ready company of the distant past. See http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...d-1494225.html for how they failed to keep up with the market and went under something like 3 decades ago. These days the legacy Ever-Ready consumer-brand here in the UK is 'Energizer'. "Eveready" [without the gap in the name] was only really ever a US brand. I always liked their "9-lives" logo of a cat jumping through the digit 9, but that's implications would never have been allowed here in Europe. Last edited by G6Tanuki; 21st Sep 2017 at 7:29 pm.

21st Sep 2017, 8:16 pm	#3
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,966	Re: Are The Eveready PP6, 7, and 8\2 still made by Eveready? These old battery types are still manufactured in very small quantities but they are hard to obtain and expensive, even in the UK. There are a number of people who make reproduction batteries which use AA, AAA or CR2032 cells, and it would probably be better to investigate those for use in Canada. It's quite easy to open a modern plastic cased PP9 and fit a 6 cell AA holder inside. Some people do that even in Britain, as 6 alkaline AAs cost a lot less than a PP9. I don't think there are any consumer battery factories still operating in the UK.

24th Sep 2017, 1:30 pm	#4
Neil Breward Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Keyworth nr. Nottingham, UK Posts: 140	Re: Are The Eveready PP6, 7, and 8\2 still made by Eveready? Have you tried the Small Battery Company? http://www.smallbattery.company.org...._catalogue.htm They appear to have nearly the full range of PP batteries available!

24th Sep 2017, 4:21 pm	#5
camtechman Nonode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks. UK. Posts: 2,552	Re: Are The Eveready PP6, 7, and 8\2 still made by Eveready? G6Tanuki, Thanks for posting that link. It's the best factual summary I've read. I was at Ever Ready in the 1980s and the Hanson "Hit Squad" would visit the research dept and, when they visited the factory in Nth London, they flew in by helicopter and landed in the sports field...boy, did they get jeered ! __________________ When I die, please don't let my Wife sell my collection for the amount I told her I paid for it!

24th Sep 2017, 10:22 pm	#6
greg_simons Octode Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Evesham, Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 1,423	Re: Are The Eveready PP6, 7, and 8\2 still made by Eveready? G6 tanuki, many thanks for the link, it made depressing but familiar reading for some British industry back then, fascinating stuff I never knew. greg.