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1935 38B radio
Chuck Schwark
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11-09-2006, 09:24 PM
720 milliamps, according to the service bulletin. A 1-amp-hr battery would last about an hour's worth of playing time.

Your 2-volt "A" battery needs to be beefy. Icon_smile
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1935 38B radio - by Chris Drumma - 11-09-2006, 07:54 AM
[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 11-09-2006, 08:31 AM
[No subject] - by Chris Drumma - 11-09-2006, 09:12 AM
[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 11-09-2006, 09:32 AM
[No subject] - by Bill Hutchinson - 11-09-2006, 08:17 PM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 11-09-2006, 09:24 PM
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[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 11-10-2006, 10:05 AM
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