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Subject:Re: A nagging question
From:Aristotle Sagan
Date:Fri, 20 Dec 2002 08:49:31 -0800

Occasionally, you run across someone who knows that vital little piece of
useless flotsam that you wish you knew.

David, you're the MAN.

tim in san jose

>
>At 11:31 PM 12/19/2002, Bill N wrote:
>>This lettering system implies the existence of size A and size B
>>batteries.  Why have I never seen one of those?  I was just wondering...
>
>Dunno if there are/were such -- maybe not because in old tube circuits an A
>battery was for filaments (low voltage high current), B for plate circuits
>(high voltage) and C for grid circuits (medium high, low current)
>
>david
>
>--
>David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
>'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
>'85 GL "Poor Relation"

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