Highfields Amateur Radio Club
Glossary Appendix.

Battery Details.

Not on general sale.

The Zinc Carbon type (4 of, in series) used to be commonly found in the Lantern battery.

The NiMH types are found in some electric assisted bicycles as they are more efficient (power to weight) than Lead Acid batteries.

Equivalents:

F, Long D,

Image
not to scale.
Common
Name.
Dimensions.
Length × Diameter.
Chemical Composition. Nominal Voltage.
F 91 mm × 33mm

Contacts:
Positive contact raised area.
Negative contact flat.

Also available as tagged cells, ready for soldering.

Zinc Carbon,

NiMH.

1.5 volts,

1.2 volts
(NiMh).

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