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Old 7th Aug 2008, 5:10 pm   #1
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Hi Fellas, Does anyone have any of these batteries, oor images or directions to finding same. I have two D MkV Fiekd telephones and I want to make repros. to fit in them.

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Old 7th Aug 2008, 5:33 pm   #2
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I believe this is another name for battery dry no 12 (of which I attach the image of an original).

A member of this forum made some reproductions for me some time ago. I will leave him to make contact if he feels able to offer you help.

I use either original (with the actual cell replaced by one of the four from a 996 lantern battery) or reproduction No21s in my "D mk V" as well as my "F" fieldphones.
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Thanks Dave, Good image. I noticed it is dated 1977, would they have looked the same in WW2?
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PM me, British--I can do those as well.

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Old 7th Aug 2008, 8:21 pm   #5
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Would anyone happen to know whether these batteries were the originals used in the "Lamps, Signalling, Daylight, Short Range" or LSDSR, a WW2 battlefield Morse signalling unit similar to an Aldis lamp? I have two of these units and the battery compartment is quite large, so it would be nice to have some reproduction cells in there.

From the picture, it looks as if these could be made from a cardboard box similar to those holding compact fluorescent bulbs.
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Old 7th Aug 2008, 9:35 pm   #6
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Actually, the card is much heavier duty than any used to package the CFLs which I have in stock. It is then covered with wax similar in appearance to that used on waxy capacitors except that it is solid rather than sticky.

Unfortunately, I don't have the wherewithal to measure the thickness of the card.
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See also this thread. It has links to several military battery types:-

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=15487
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Thanks Bill, You are a very generous man. e-mail answered.

My thanks also to Mike. You people on this forum are amazing!
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