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26th Apr 2007, 12:11 pm | #21 |
Pentode
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Re: Old dry cells and batteries.
Re Oldham Batteries.
I live near the site of the former Oldham Batteries factory. The place was opened over 100 years ago to manufacture mostly lead acid batteries for industrial use. Much of the output went to supply the coal mining industry with miner's lamps and battery clipped to a waist belt and later , large traction batteries for underground electric haulage locomotives. Both applications required a very safe & rugged battery. Automotive batteries were also made , Oldham employees had the "perk" of one free battery per year, so if you knew someone there you could often get your duff car battery replaced. In recent years , Oldham's were taken over by the (American?) Hawker company and the factory closed, I believe production is now in Eastern Europe . The local factory is now a wasteland but there is still a sales office nearby. I don't ever recall seeing an Oldham dry cell or battery.Sorry, nostalgia sent me a bit OT. Bill |
26th Apr 2007, 4:55 pm | #22 | |
Dekatron
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Re: Old dry cells and batteries.
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26th Apr 2007, 10:41 pm | #23 |
Retired Dormant Member
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Re: Old dry cells and batteries.
Those Siemens brown cells are sometimes still found in the old AVO 40 and 7, wire ended, thats why more modern 7's etc have their thumbscrew connections with an adapter for a D cell. I have one in the workshop as a keepsake.
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27th Apr 2007, 12:18 pm | #24 |
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Re: Old dry cells and batteries.
I like the way they proudly prolcaim "guaranteed 3 months"
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28th Apr 2007, 1:43 am | #25 |
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Re: Old dry cells and batteries.
Mm, this is a page from Hobday's 1936 radio catalogue, a big affair that has lots of goodies inside, pages of HT/LT batteries as well which I might scan in later...TV's /radios etc. Any special requests for brands/products/ let me know, useful source of trade prices in those days!
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