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music-centre · 15th Dec 2007, 8:50 pm

hello all,
have just bought a KB starlight rhapsody early sixties transistor set but i am not too sure of the correct voltage batteries to try it out. this one seems to have been fitted with a couple of not very original looking connectors that look as if they should be for 2 PP9s but i seem to remember there were also 6 volt batteries with the same fitting at one time ? so i just wondered if someone could tell me what should be in it?
many thanks.
steve

Paul_RK · 15th Dec 2007, 9:18 pm

Hi Steve,

The 6 volt PP1 did indeed use the same connectors as the PP9, but I'm not aware of any Rhapsody model having used it. Early transistor versions took a single PP11, 4.5+4.5volt, but the Starlight Rhapsodies I've seen all use two PP9s, and the space provided is just enough for two to sit end to end. The photo shows a label still adhering to the inside back of one of my sets.

Regards,
Paul

music-centre · 16th Dec 2007, 12:50 am

hello Paul,
Thanks for that, i will get a couple and give the set a try.
regards,
steve

15th Dec 2007, 8:50 pm	#1
music-centre Heptode Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 687	kb radio battery query hello all, have just bought a KB starlight rhapsody early sixties transistor set but i am not too sure of the correct voltage batteries to try it out. this one seems to have been fitted with a couple of not very original looking connectors that look as if they should be for 2 PP9s but i seem to remember there were also 6 volt batteries with the same fitting at one time ? so i just wondered if someone could tell me what should be in it? many thanks. steve

15th Dec 2007, 9:18 pm	#2
Paul_RK Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fakenham, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 4,259	Re: kb radio battery query Hi Steve, The 6 volt PP1 did indeed use the same connectors as the PP9, but I'm not aware of any Rhapsody model having used it. Early transistor versions took a single PP11, 4.5+4.5volt, but the Starlight Rhapsodies I've seen all use two PP9s, and the space provided is just enough for two to sit end to end. The photo shows a label still adhering to the inside back of one of my sets. Regards, Paul Attached Thumbnails

16th Dec 2007, 12:50 am	#3
music-centre Heptode Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 687	Re: kb radio battery query hello Paul, Thanks for that, i will get a couple and give the set a try. regards, steve