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6th Sep 2016, 9:18 am | #1 |
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PP4 batteries
http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_226.htm
No connection with this company, other than as a satisfied customer. Phil
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6th Sep 2016, 10:06 am | #2 |
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Re: PP4 batteries
So is it Lithium or Alkaline?
They contradict themselves. Lithium seems to win on a simple count up... |
6th Sep 2016, 10:22 am | #3 |
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Re: PP4 batteries
I've used the small battery company before. Highly recommended.
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6th Sep 2016, 11:24 am | #4 |
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Re: PP4 batteries
Well, it states "Lithium" in two places on their web page...
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6th Sep 2016, 3:57 pm | #5 |
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Re: PP4 batteries
... so presumably the one reference to "alkaline" is a error.
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6th Sep 2016, 6:36 pm | #6 |
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Re: PP4 batteries
Price looks lithium-ish. On the other hand, do suitable cells exist to build up to a PP4 size in lithium? If I was making one, I'd strip down an alkaline PP3, cross my fingers that I'd find cylindrical AAAA cells inside, and see if I could repackage them into PP4 dimensions.
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6th Sep 2016, 6:54 pm | #7 |
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Re: PP4 batteries
The reference to them being alkaline must surely be an error - it clearly states against the price that they're lithium, with a claimed shelf life of more than ten years - they wouldn't make that claim if they were alkaline. As to the price, yes, lithium will be more expensive, just as lithium camera batteries are, but then there are the magic words 'guitar' and Marshall': ... "Commonly found in the guitar special-effects units of older guitars. The 226 / PP4 is used in guitar pedals such as the Marshall Supa Fuzz guitar pedal". Nuff said!
I've used Small Battery Co too for watch batteries and the like - excellent service and a wide stock range.
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6th Sep 2016, 7:14 pm | #8 |
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Re: PP4 batteries
Yes, sorry, I hadn't spotted that till you pointed it out!
You could put three lithium CR2032s in series inside a tubular housing with a terminal at each end, but whilst it could be a cheap solution, you'd only get 250mAh of capacity.
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6th Sep 2016, 11:52 pm | #9 |
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7th Sep 2016, 7:34 am | #10 |
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Re: PP4 batteries
In the UK, they're available in packs of four (+ four other lithium cells) from Poundland. You can guess the price!
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7th Sep 2016, 10:29 am | #11 |
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Re: PP4 batteries
Five in a tube with suitable spacers make a cheap alternative to the 15 volt BLR121 for Avo 8s.
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