Subj : Nimh Batteries
To   : Ed Vance
From : Barry Martin
Date : Wed Jan 22 2025 08:25:00



Hi Ed!

 EV> I remember seeing those plastic battery adapters for an AA
 EV> bettery to be
 EV> slipped into it and placed in a C battery holder.
 EV> Seen them at Radio Shack.
 
They're still available: I purchased some a few years ago (either Amazon
or eBay) for a project.  They would work fine as a size adapter but my 
project was trying to convert a battery-only device to be powered by a 
wall wart.  The negative terminal of the adapter is the small battery, 
which without the battery doesn't exist -- oops!


 EV> I miss Radio Shack and K-Mart lots.
 EV> Sears too.

I was a frequent purchaser at Radio Shack: very handy for quick 
purchases of components for repairs.  I did also purchase some of their 
products: speakers, tuner-amp.  Bought two or three of their phono 
pre-amps for other people: when they got rid of their larger stereo 
system for an all-in-one they discovered no phono input!  AUX? Try this 
(the pre-amp).  

Sears and KMart were also popular with me.  The "Bettendorf KMart" was 
about a two-minute drive from me (three if you missed the lights!) had a
BEST submarine sandwiches!!  


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