I was gobsmacked the first time I encountered an “N” battery. The trip down the battery-size rabbit hole (not battery-sized, mind you) was enlightening.
Many HP calculators used them. My first introduction was the HP-41C.
I never did find rechargeable N-sized, though…
(though I should check to see if it runs on 5V instead of 6V. Then I could run it off a power bank instead)
A cells and B cells were about the size of 60’s lantern batteries – transistors shrunk the size of the radio case and the need for power requiring those large cells which typically powered tube-tech equipment.
I was gobsmacked the first time I encountered an “N” battery. The trip down the battery-size rabbit hole (not battery-sized, mind you) was enlightening.
I see what you did there….
Many HP calculators used them. My first introduction was the HP-41C.
I never did find rechargeable N-sized, though…
(though I should check to see if it runs on 5V instead of 6V. Then I could run it off a power bank instead)
then there’s sub-C, F, 4-A, and button cells that each have 30 different names
Don’t forget the half AA batteries used in computers
It’s because people will think you have a stutter.
“I’d like some B batteries please.”
“Ok what kind?”
“B batteries.”
A cells and B cells were about the size of 60’s lantern batteries – transistors shrunk the size of the radio case and the need for power requiring those large cells which typically powered tube-tech equipment.