04-13-2014, 09:02 PM
Paul mentioned in a PM that he hadn't seen the guts of one of these batteries before. Here are some pics of the P-841-A for the 46-350.
The cellophane was fragile and tore easily. I've not seen one wrapped in cellophane before. I think the plug from the radio was just stuck through the cellophane into the connector. Note the cardboard on the end was just a loose shim.
[Image: http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w539...db9054.jpg]
This one has the end shim removed, showing the six cells of the "A" battery stacked together and stuck in place with tar. I think the cells are size F cells, about 1.5 times the length of a modern D cell, and about 1.2 mm larger diameter. From the white powder it looks like at least one of them corroded and leaked.
[Image: http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w539...3327c0.jpg]
The "B" battery is in the 2 boxes to the left of the "A" battery. Both are facing the same way, with the tar side toward the camera. Note the shim that covered the open end of the tar-packed cells. I think these are size A cells (not the same as the "A" battery). The A cells were just a tiny bit bigger diameter than modern AA cells, but are just 2.5 mm longer, about .1 inch. They fit in the same AA battery holders that we use, but are a little snug.
[Image: http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w539...6adea6.jpg]
The cellophane was fragile and tore easily. I've not seen one wrapped in cellophane before. I think the plug from the radio was just stuck through the cellophane into the connector. Note the cardboard on the end was just a loose shim.
[Image: http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w539...db9054.jpg]
This one has the end shim removed, showing the six cells of the "A" battery stacked together and stuck in place with tar. I think the cells are size F cells, about 1.5 times the length of a modern D cell, and about 1.2 mm larger diameter. From the white powder it looks like at least one of them corroded and leaked.
[Image: http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w539...3327c0.jpg]
The "B" battery is in the 2 boxes to the left of the "A" battery. Both are facing the same way, with the tar side toward the camera. Note the shim that covered the open end of the tar-packed cells. I think these are size A cells (not the same as the "A" battery). The A cells were just a tiny bit bigger diameter than modern AA cells, but are just 2.5 mm longer, about .1 inch. They fit in the same AA battery holders that we use, but are a little snug.
[Image: http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w539...6adea6.jpg]
John Honeycutt
