Subj : Re: Charger To : LAIRD KELLY From : TOM WALKER Date : Fri Jun 17 2005 09:20 am LK>I believe the "B" sizes are still made in Europe - in a 3LR12 LK>4.5 battery that looks like a small Prince Albert can (anybody LK>here old enough to remember those? *g*) with two flat strip contacts LK>sticking out of the top used in a number of headlamps used by soldiers, LK>hikers, etc. (and in an old Eveready Daylo flashlight I have stashed LK>away somewhere similar to: except mine has a LK>flip-up compass under the lens and it used a #703 (same thing as the LK>3LR12 - about 20mm thick X 60mm wide X 65mm high) instead of three LK>seperate "B" cells and, of course, the "A" designation is used for NiCd LK>& NiMH cells that are about the same size as the "B" cell - 17mm LK>Diameter X 50mm High In my Refrence chart the 17 X 50 MM battery is listed as a Standard "A" Cell --- þ SLMR 2.1a þ This note from El Cajon California USA * Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140) .