Re: Woolworths Electrical Counter
Re the flat 4 1/2 volta batteries. My first torch, an every ready, used one. I thought at one time I had a bike lamp that used one but cant be sure. I bought a couple a few months ago, for a low ohm insulation tester but haven't got it to operate as I'd expect yet.
I'm reminded of another thing. Most of us remember the bulb tester on the counters, but stuck in a dusty box in the stockroom was what I think was a basic valve tester. It's a very long time ago! Anyway whatever it was I commited sacrilege and turned it into a basic circuit tester (it had a meter built in) so that I could do a basic check on any luminaires I'd wired for display. Some of the other staff used to wire them and weren't very proficient. At least one of the wall lamp displays ended up with welded switch contacts as they powered up into a short circuit.
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