Re: unusual fault with TV set

"Bill Wright" <insertmybusinessname@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mark Carver" <markcarver@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Bill Wright wrote:
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>>> AAAs are a waste of money really, aren't they? I mean, they cost as much
>>> as
>>> AAs and they can't last more than half as long.
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>> They do however enable small and light remotes to be made. The Sky
>> remote with its AAs is a bit bulky compared to others.
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>> Been around a long time, they were called HP16s I think ?
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>> HP7 = AA
>> HP11= C
>> HP2= D ISTR ????
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> We used to know D cells as U2s.

There used to be:

Standard Torch batteries = U2 = D
Baby Torch batteries = 2* U11 (in a cardboard sleeve) = C
Bijou torch batteries = ??
Flat Torch Batteries = 1289 (or something) =??
Penlight batteries = 2*U something (U7 were the high power ones) = AA

I note that they have gone back to calling Lantern batteries by the original
name after them being 966 or J6 etc.

I used to like the bell batteries with screw terminals on the top - useful
for experimenting with.
--
Max Demian


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