Batteries, My collection - Page 3 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

michael cumming · 16th Apr 2012, 7:26 pm

Thanks so much that,s fantastic if you want costs though just PM me an i will. send no problems, again thanks so much for taking the trouble for me

Thanks so much, that's fantastic. If you want costs though just PM me and I will send no problem. Again, thanks so much for taking the trouble for me .

michael cumming · 17th Apr 2012, 3:21 pm

Arrived this morning, again thanks so much and to all others who have taken the time for me.

John_BS · 17th Apr 2012, 6:25 pm

Do you collect "Cyclon" batteries?

John

michael cumming · 17th Apr 2012, 6:37 pm

Not those ones John but mainly zinc carbons from Ever Ready, Exide, Drydex, Vidor. I also collect items related to these such as inner boxes and advertising and of course a few radios and lamps which I have a large number of. I now tend to stick to small items as space is limited, That said, my collection was started when I bought an old radio with a B136 inside, I had never seen a 90V battery before and did not know they existed. From that day on my collection grew and in later years I started collecting lamps too as well as battery make radios.

DragonForce · 19th Apr 2012, 12:10 pm

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Originally Posted by merlinmaxwell

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could perhaps have simple instructions to help less 'with-it' folks

The simplest is 'Scanned at xxx DPI*' the you print at xxx DPI, perfect results every time.

*Dots Per Inch, funny how imperial measures linger.

Thats because the USA still uses imperial measurments

phasedout · 20th Apr 2012, 6:06 pm

What a fantastic collection, well done, it must have taken you ages....regards....Alan.

michael cumming · 20th Apr 2012, 7:16 pm

I have been collecting since 2002, My first battery was a B136 and from that day I was hooked. I did start out with the intention of radio batteries and a few radios but I soon started collecting lamps and radio accumulators too. I started with Exide with regards to these batteries and picked up a few other makes on the way. Like may other collectors be it radio or TV's mine is mainly batteries, but it's grown over the years and now I just stick to small stuff as space is limited. Most of my collection is crammed into display cases to make it easy for house keeping.

michael cumming · 20th Apr 2012, 7:42 pm

Pictures speak louder than words, I have so much it's simply too much to list, some telephone collectors will love these. I also have some black GPO R40 cells but there high up on my units. Here is some more, enjoy

michael cumming · 20th Apr 2012, 7:46 pm

Part 2. The torch you see came with this battery and I made up a holder for it. That day I was pleased because I never thought I could do it, the lamp works as it should.

whyperion · 22nd Apr 2012, 10:10 pm

A couple of modern ones, Gold Seal Every Ready, two different designs. Still showing 1.4V even after storage for what must be 5 years since I last got to the drawer they were in. The Duracell AAA in with them had leaked from the -ve end, despite not being connected in any way.

Herald1360 · 22nd Apr 2012, 10:36 pm

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Originally Posted by michael cumming

Here is some more, enjoy

Is that a 12V bank of NiFe cells at the bottom of pic 5 in post 48?

michael cumming · 23rd Apr 2012, 9:27 am

Ever Ready did produce two different designes of Gold Seal as one had the logo on three times and some only have the two. I have all those batteries in my collection including the 1289 and the red Amarican Eveready ones. The large battery you see is indeed a bank of NIFE cells and this was given to me by the Tanfield Railway as it was off a diesel locomotive. The battery is no good as some of the cells have holes in. This battery is very heavy and took me and my dad and another person to lift it. It is dry of any electrolyte which would have been an Alkaline solution and not acid.

Herald1360 · 23rd Apr 2012, 11:16 am

Shame about the holes. NiFe are usually just about indestructible. Electrolyte is potassium hydroxide with lithium hydroxide.

emeritus · 23rd Apr 2012, 1:15 pm

The large 2V "Exide" accumulators remind me of school physics lessons in the early 1960's, where they were used as the power sources for wheatstone bridge experiments involving the use of either a potentiometer made of a straight length of resistance wire, or the self-contained "Post Office Box".

michael cumming · 23rd Apr 2012, 3:40 pm

I saw the battery in a shed and it looked in a bad way as there was stuff piled on top of it. So I asked if they wanted it and they said just take it. There were others there in better condition but they wanted those. Exide did a battery like this known as an Ironclad as that was their trade name. I have an Exide battery badge with this on but no battery. The NIFE battery I have is very large but they made them in different sizes. They were made up in crates and each cell connected in series a bit like an old style car battery.

emeritus · 23rd Apr 2012, 5:22 pm

In 1904, NiFe cells were seen as the battery of the future that would make the electric car a reality by virtue of their light weight and ability to deliver very high peak currents: see the PDF of an extract of an article from the 1904 Model Engineer.

whyperion · 29th Apr 2012, 8:37 am

Back to the zinc carbons and a couple of HP2 in the Ever ReadyGglowlight.
Despite being left under the sink for five years , the batteries are still in sound condition, but probably dead. Not tested yet, but the alkaline ones that I didn't realise were left in a Pifco Cycle lamp leaked badly and have corroded that lamp's rather nice casing.

michael cumming · 29th Apr 2012, 9:45 am

Alkerline (Alkaline) batteries do alot (a lot) of damage when they leak. I have seen many a cycle lamp in such condition. It is possible with the use of a hobby tool to remove battery muck but often there (they're) to (too) far gone. Thats (That's) a nice Glowlight as i (I) have the pink one and blue. The HP2 with the white label is an early one, I have a few of these batteries but these can still leak if stored damp as i (I) have seen many a lamp with such batteries that have rusted and become stuck. The worse thing you can do is mix battery types as this for some reason causes leaks.

16th Apr 2012, 7:26 pm	#41
michael cumming No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 218	Re: Batteries, My collection Thanks so much that,s fantastic if you want costs though just PM me an i will. send no problems, again thanks so much for taking the trouble for me Thanks so much, that's fantastic. If you want costs though just PM me and I will send no problem. Again, thanks so much for taking the trouble for me .

17th Apr 2012, 3:21 pm	#42
michael cumming No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 218	Re: Batteries, My collection Arrived this morning, again thanks so much and to all others who have taken the time for me.

17th Apr 2012, 6:25 pm	#43
John_BS Heptode Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Croydon Posts: 623	Re: Batteries, My collection Do you collect "Cyclon" batteries? John

17th Apr 2012, 6:37 pm	#44
michael cumming No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 218	Re: Batteries, My collection Not those ones John but mainly zinc carbons from Ever Ready, Exide, Drydex, Vidor. I also collect items related to these such as inner boxes and advertising and of course a few radios and lamps which I have a large number of. I now tend to stick to small items as space is limited, That said, my collection was started when I bought an old radio with a B136 inside, I had never seen a 90V battery before and did not know they existed. From that day on my collection grew and in later years I started collecting lamps too as well as battery make radios.

20th Apr 2012, 6:06 pm	#46
phasedout Hexode Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Barnsley, United Kingdom. Posts: 256	Re: Batteries, My collection What a fantastic collection, well done, it must have taken you ages....regards....Alan.

20th Apr 2012, 7:16 pm	#47
michael cumming No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 218	Re: Batteries, My collection I have been collecting since 2002, My first battery was a B136 and from that day I was hooked. I did start out with the intention of radio batteries and a few radios but I soon started collecting lamps and radio accumulators too. I started with Exide with regards to these batteries and picked up a few other makes on the way. Like may other collectors be it radio or TV's mine is mainly batteries, but it's grown over the years and now I just stick to small stuff as space is limited. Most of my collection is crammed into display cases to make it easy for house keeping. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by michael cumming; 20th Apr 2012 at 7:19 pm. Reason: pics

20th Apr 2012, 7:42 pm	#48
michael cumming No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 218	Re: Batteries, My collection Pictures speak louder than words, I have so much it's simply too much to list, some telephone collectors will love these. I also have some black GPO R40 cells but there high up on my units. Here is some more, enjoy Attached Thumbnails

20th Apr 2012, 7:46 pm	#49
michael cumming No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 218	Re: Batteries, My collection Part 2. The torch you see came with this battery and I made up a holder for it. That day I was pleased because I never thought I could do it, the lamp works as it should. Attached Thumbnails

22nd Apr 2012, 10:10 pm	#50
whyperion Hexode Join Date: May 2005 Location: London 70% , Burnley 30% Posts: 281	Re: Batteries, My collection A couple of modern ones, Gold Seal Every Ready, two different designs. Still showing 1.4V even after storage for what must be 5 years since I last got to the drawer they were in. The Duracell AAA in with them had leaked from the -ve end, despite not being connected in any way. Attached Thumbnails

23rd Apr 2012, 9:27 am	#52
michael cumming No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 218	Re: Batteries, My collection Ever Ready did produce two different designes of Gold Seal as one had the logo on three times and some only have the two. I have all those batteries in my collection including the 1289 and the red Amarican Eveready ones. The large battery you see is indeed a bank of NIFE cells and this was given to me by the Tanfield Railway as it was off a diesel locomotive. The battery is no good as some of the cells have holes in. This battery is very heavy and took me and my dad and another person to lift it. It is dry of any electrolyte which would have been an Alkaline solution and not acid.

23rd Apr 2012, 11:16 am	#53
Herald1360 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Witney Posts: 5,055	Re: Batteries, My collection Shame about the holes. NiFe are usually just about indestructible. Electrolyte is potassium hydroxide with lithium hydroxide. __________________ .........._______ .....___/\|__\|__\|\____ .=.( _---\__\|___\|_---_) .........O....Chris.....O

23rd Apr 2012, 1:15 pm	#54
emeritus Hexode Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood Posts: 498	Re: Batteries, My collection The large 2V "Exide" accumulators remind me of school physics lessons in the early 1960's, where they were used as the power sources for wheatstone bridge experiments involving the use of either a potentiometer made of a straight length of resistance wire, or the self-contained "Post Office Box".

23rd Apr 2012, 3:40 pm	#55
michael cumming No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 218	Re: Batteries, My collection I saw the battery in a shed and it looked in a bad way as there was stuff piled on top of it. So I asked if they wanted it and they said just take it. There were others there in better condition but they wanted those. Exide did a battery like this known as an Ironclad as that was their trade name. I have an Exide battery badge with this on but no battery. The NIFE battery I have is very large but they made them in different sizes. They were made up in crates and each cell connected in series a bit like an old style car battery.

29th Apr 2012, 8:37 am	#57
whyperion Hexode Join Date: May 2005 Location: London 70% , Burnley 30% Posts: 281	Re: Batteries, My collection Back to the zinc carbons and a couple of HP2 in the Ever ReadyGglowlight. Despite being left under the sink for five years , the batteries are still in sound condition, but probably dead. Not tested yet, but the alkaline ones that I didn't realise were left in a Pifco Cycle lamp leaked badly and have corroded that lamp's rather nice casing. Attached Thumbnails

29th Apr 2012, 9:45 am	#58
michael cumming No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 218	Re: Batteries, My collection Alkerline (Alkaline) batteries do alot (a lot) of damage when they leak. I have seen many a cycle lamp in such condition. It is possible with the use of a hobby tool to remove battery muck but often there (they're) to (too) far gone. Thats (That's) a nice Glowlight as i (I) have the pink one and blue. The HP2 with the white label is an early one, I have a few of these batteries but these can still leak if stored damp as i (I) have seen many a lamp with such batteries that have rusted and become stuck. The worse thing you can do is mix battery types as this for some reason causes leaks.