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Why are there no size B batteries?

Updated: 10/25/2022
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There is a common misconception that the letter was skipped due to the "B" battery in old radios. The "B" battery of an old radio circuit has nothing to do with a B-sized cell, which is a 1.5 V (in alkaline) cylindrical cell in the same series as the AA, C, D etc. It's about the same height as a D, but 2/3 the width (skinnier than a C). Not usuall found individually, a 4.5 V lantern battery (common in Europe) is actually 3 B's wired together.

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