LK>I believe the "B" sizes are still made in Europe - in a 3LR12
LK>4.5 battery that looks like a small Prince Albert can (anybody
LK>here old enough to remember those? *g*) with two flat strip contacts
LK>sticking out of the top used in a number of headlamps used by soldiers,
LK>hikers, etc. (and in an old Eveready Daylo flashlight I have stashed
LK>away somewhere similar to: http://tinyurl.com/dcwoj> except mine has a
LK>flip-up compass under the lens and it used a #703 (same thing as the
LK>3LR12 - about 20mm thick X 60mm wide X 65mm high) instead of three
LK>seperate "B" cells and, of course, the "A"
designation is used for NiCd
LK>& NiMH cells that are about the same size as the "B" cell - 17mm
LK>Diameter X 50mm High http://www.euroenergy.co.uk/battery-sizes.html>

 In my Refrence chart the 17 X 50 MM battery is listed as a Standard "A"
 Cell
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 þ SLMR 2.1a þ This note from El Cajon California USA