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

LK> TW>  In my Refrence chart the 17 X 50 MM battery is listed as a Standard
LK> TW> "A" Cell

LK>Yep, the "B" seems to be about 55-60mm tall (I don't want
to break open
LK>a perfectly good battery just to measure the exact height of the cells
LK>so I'm just guesstimating based on battery size)


 I checked that website, EuroEnergy, and could find NO trace of a
 mention of a "B" Battery. Did I miss something?
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