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Old 7th May 2021, 9:34 pm   #39
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Default Re: Where are the missing PP* battery numbers?

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I have a vague recollection, the large `beer can size` 1.5 volt battery you refer too was, in fact PP1, several of them were connected in series to run Intruder Alarms.
Ken G6HZG
I think you're referring to a flag cell. Used to operate the "flags" on a servant bell board.
I always wondered why they were called flag cells, we had several in our physics lab at school to power electrical experiments back in the early 70's thanks for the answer
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