Subj : Re: Charger To : LAIRD KELLY From : TOM WALKER Date : Sat Jun 18 2005 01:12 pm LK> LK>I believe the "B" sizes are still made in Europe - in a 3LR12 LK> LK>4.5 battery that looks like a small Prince Albert can (anybody LK> LK>here old enough to remember those? *g*) with two flat strip contacts LK> LK>sticking out of the top used in a number of headlamps used by soldiers, LK> LK>hikers, etc. (and in an old Eveready Daylo flashlight I have stashed LK> LK>away somewhere similar to: except mine has a LK> LK>flip-up compass under the lens and it used a #703 (same thing as the LK> LK>3LR12 - about 20mm thick X 60mm wide X 65mm high) instead of three LK> LK>seperate "B" cells and, of course, the "A" designation is used for NiCd LK> LK>& NiMH cells that are about the same size as the "B" cell - 17mm LK> LK>Diameter X 50mm High LK> TW> In my Refrence chart the 17 X 50 MM battery is listed as a Standard LK> TW> "A" Cell LK>Yep, the "B" seems to be about 55-60mm tall (I don't want to break open LK>a perfectly good battery just to measure the exact height of the cells LK>so I'm just guesstimating based on battery size) I checked that website, EuroEnergy, and could find NO trace of a mention of a "B" Battery. Did I miss something? --- þ SLMR 2.1a þ This note from El Cajon California USA * Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140) .