UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Was there something odd about Japanese primary cells?

'LIVEWIRE?' · 11th Feb 2020, 1:37 pm

I used to heat up the batteries ('D' cells, IIRC) which were used in my Philips Portable tape recorder, by putting them in front of the fire - this got a bit more life out of them.

11th Feb 2020, 1:37 pm	#6
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: Was there something odd about Japanese primary cells? I used to heat up the batteries ('D' cells, IIRC) which were used in my Philips Portable tape recorder, by putting them in front of the fire - this got a bit more life out of them.