[volt-nuts] Fluke 735C - Information Needed

[J. L. Trantham]

Chuck,

Do you mean 'commercialize the cylindrical sealed LEAD cells'?  The
cylindrical cells in the 6 V battery that powers the HP 5315A is a Gates
IIRC.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: volt-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:volt-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
Behalf Of Chuck Harris
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:53 AM
To: Discussion of precise voltage measurement
Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] Fluke 735C - Information Needed

As I recall, GE was first to commercialize the cylindrical sealed Nicad
cells.  They spun off their battery division to Gould, then to GATES... or
some such memory muddled permutation like that...

-Chuck Harris

GandalfG8 at aol.com wrote:
> Ah well, I think that probably settles it then:-)
>
>
> In a message dated 10/09/2013 15:17:16 GMT Daylight Time, 
> jltran at att.net
> writes:
>
> Nigel,
>
> All help appreciated.  I never knew about SLA  batteries in a 1/2 D 
> size looking like NiCd's.  I have seen 'packaged'  cylindrical SLA's 
> as used in the battery option HP 5315A but they are much  bigger than a
'D' cell.
>
> The cells certainly look like NiCd based on the  'corrosion' and 'exudate'
> they produced.  I have never seen an SLA do  that.
>
> In addition, they clearly say 'RECHARGEABLE NICKEL-CADMIUM  BATTERY' 
> in all caps, bold letters next to the 'GE'  trademark.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Joe
>
_______________________________________________
volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts at febo.com To unsubscribe, go to
https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts
and follow the instructions there.