[soc.misc] battery sizes

larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (10/12/86)

In article <100@houligan.UUCP>, dave@murphy.UUCP writes:
> Ok, here's a stumper.  In the realm of 1.5V batteries, there are AAA, AA,
> C, and D sizes.  What happened to the A and B sizes?

	A-size batteries are .625 inches in diameter by 1.875 inches high;
B-size batteries are .750 inches in diameter by 2.125 inches high.
	Both sizes are still in use, except they are NOT used for 1.5
volt flashlight cells.  I believe that 4.5 volt and 9.0 volt batteries
come in A-size and B-size.

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