Radio Battery Z-985
Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1941
- Category
- Power supply/conditioner or battery or charger
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 232172
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- alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab
First version Z-985 battery
First version Z-985 battery - usage list
- Wave bands
- - without
- Power type and voltage
- Is a battery or storage battery / 9 & 90 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- - - No sound reproduction output.
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Radio Battery Z-985 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 358 x 104 x 70 mm / 14.1 x 4.1 x 2.8 inch
- Notes
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Large AB battery pack used in Zenith Trans Oceanics, Zenith Universal portables and other multiband tube portables.
Equivalents:
- Eveready 752 (NCC/Union Carbide, not UK Ever Ready)
- Burgess G6B60
- Eveready 752
- Neda 400
- Hallicrafters P999
- Ray-O-Vac AB995
- Sears 6401
- RCA VS047
Unlike the Neda 401 / Eveready 753 there doesn't appear to be a UK Ever Ready equvalent.
Various sizes are given and also some evidence that later the pack was a little shorter or different brand was slightly smaller.
Contained 4 stacks of 15 layer cells for 90V HT and 6 off "F" type cells (about 50% longer than D cells) for 9V LT.
Battery compartment can be misleading for size as the radioconnector protrudes more than other types of battery and many Zenith Transoceanic sets used a separate Z1 cell for scale lamp/dial bulb.
Dimensions given vary:
- W: 343 ... 368 mm
- H: 104 ... 114 mm
- D: 63.5 ... 70 mm
Note that on a Zenith Transoceanic the base of the battery is toward front panel and thus H & D of the compartment are swapped.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 2.750 kg / 6 lb 0.9 oz (6.057 lb)
- Author
- Model page created by Michael Watterson. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 4491 models, 4096 with images and 3595 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
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Forum contributions about this model: Zenith Radio Corp.;: Radio Battery Z-985
Threads: 1 | Posts: 2
Hi All!
Gentlemen, I'm looking for a photo of the Zenith Z-985 battery, exterior cover. To make the power supply look like my original G500 radio.
I would like to give it to anyone who asks me for a good quality photo of EverReady "Portable 61".
Br,
STS
Edit 28.6. Headline corrected
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