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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 9:15:37 AM on 10 October 2008.
	Dougie Location: Richmond, VIC Member since 10 October 2008 Member #: 360 Postcount: 9
Congratulations on a beautiful site. I am pleased I stumbled on this while I was trying to find some information on a battery for a transistor radio I bought recently. So I will start with the battery question. The battery is a 9V Eveready in a cardboard box about 1" * 1" * 5" ( I don't have it with me at present) The connection is a plastic disc with three metal pins that fit into the end of the battery. Is is possible to buy these anywhere? Does anyone collect them. It looks like I could open this up and replace the contents with some new cells, but I this battery has come through a timewarp in as new condition and I am loath to wreck it. I would welcome any suggestions. Douglas

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 9:13:52 PM on 19 October 2008.
	tsarzan Location: Townsville, QLD Member since 19 October 2008 Member #: 363 Postcount: 3
I suspect what I am looking for is something similiar. It is a battery to fit an AWA Radiola Transistor 8 from the late 60s/early 70s. I seem to remember you could still buy the batteries for these new in the late 80s, but now I wouldn't know what battery even went in it & the kid at DSE just looked at me. Any help would be appreciated.

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 10:07:11 PM on 19 October 2008.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7300
If the battery is anything like those shown in pictures located here then you are out of luck with new purchases. None of these are made anymore. The good news is that a modern 9V battery (Type 216) is just as affective though you will need to handmake an adaptor to suit its terminals. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 10:12:57 AM on 23 October 2008.
	Dougie Location: Richmond, VIC Member since 10 October 2008 Member #: 360 Postcount: 9
I had no luck tracking these batteries down. I did pull the cells out of the old battery and was able to put 2 new 9V batteries inside and wire them onto the old connectors, so it still looks original. Now I have found that the amplifier stage is very noisy, with noise levels unaffected by the volume control. I am guessing that the old electrolytic capacitors have passed thier useby date, so I will try replacing the lot of them and see what happens. The good news is at full volume the signal come through nicely, so I am hopping that this will be all that is needed.

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 1:59:46 PM on 5 March 2009.
	batterymaker Location: Indianapolis, US Member since 24 February 2007 Member #: 123 Postcount: 8
I make reproduction batteries. Contact me at batterymaker at gmail dot com--if I don't have a solution already developed, I should be able to. I can do 276P's and am working on 2362, 2364 and others. I think the one you're looking for is a 2364. Bill

Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 6:39:50 PM on 5 March 2009.
	Chirpolo Location: Sydney, NSW Member since 22 December 2008 Member #: 401 Postcount: 42
Hi guys - Try this site http://www.lowcostbatteries.com/specialty-batteries.asp Enjoy

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