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GMB · 20th Dec 2004, 10:00 am

Having just has a look at a few spec. sheets for some modern batteries I can't help wondering whether using a modern battery could stress battery-valve filaments. An alkaline cell packs a much greater punch than the old leaky zinc-carbon cells of the 60's!

20th Dec 2004, 10:00 am	#5
GMB Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: near Reading (and sometimes Torquay) Posts: 3,093	Re: Battery eliminators Having just has a look at a few spec. sheets for some modern batteries I can't help wondering whether using a modern battery could stress battery-valve filaments. An alkaline cell packs a much greater punch than the old leaky zinc-carbon cells of the 60's!