I know there are A batteries,AA, AAA, C and D, but why are there no B batteries?

Question

I know there are A batteries,AA, AAA, C and D, but why are there no B batteries?

Answer 1

Odie B is so full of it he has to hide his answers so you can't see the BS he dishes out to others! Seriously: just reading his answer, you can see it doesn't pertain to the question. Someone described a system in which they labeled batteries "A," "B," etc to indicate their location in an electronics diagram, and that's what he is using as his "source."



I cannot verify the answer to your question, but strongly suspect that when the battery industry first got into labeling standard battery sizes, they created A, B, C, D and E. As another user stated, the "E" batteries were really big and had both terminals on one end of the battery.



As electronics manufacturers got into making devices which used batteries in the various sizes, there was rarely a need for a battery sized between "A" and "C:" most devices either needed to be smaller than the "B" size would work for, or it didn't matter if they were a little larger. As companies standardized their equipment, "B" batteries simply didn't meet a need. However there was a need for smaller batteries than "A," and thus they came out with "AA," "AAA" and even "AAAA" (yes, they are out there and I have seen them).



So, "B" cell batteries were made at one time, but very few products were designed to use them: thus they became obsolete. Again, this is my theory: I apologize that I cannot verify it. If anyone out there has a source, I'd love to see it.



Thanks for asking! It's a cool question!

Answer 2

What odie B has said is not correct. He simply did a yahoo search and copied text from wikipedia for a topic that is not related. The "B" battery in the wikipedia explanation is called "B" because it is one of two batteries in the system which are referred to as battery "A" and battery "B". It is not in reference to a battery size like "AA" and "AAA".



This is however a very interesting question. I have searched and unfortunately I cannot find an answer for this.

Answer 3

I am not sure what year they stopped using the term b,,,

but as you know it is no longer used as a letter to any

battery's we use today,,,,,,,,,





B--

battery is any battery used to provide the plate voltage of a vacuum tube. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a "dry battery" (although there's no reason why a "wet" battery of suitable voltage couldn't be utilised for the purpose) The term comes from the days of valve (tube) radios when it was common practice to use a dry battery for the plate (Anode) voltage and a rechargeable lead/acid "wet" battery for the filament voltage. The A Battery serves primarily as a heat source and rapidly discharges, while the B battery experiences very little current draw and retains its stored capacity far longer than an A Battery.



Even when the plate voltage rail is fed by a power supply rather than a battery, it is generally referred to as the "B+" line.



The alphabetic designation of these batteries is derived from the historic identification of the elements of the vacuum tube. Initially, the only such device was a diode with only a plate and cathode. Following the direction of electron flow, these electrodes were identified as "A" and "B" for the cathode and anode (plate), respectively. Later, when the control grid element was added to create the triode tube, it was logically assigned the letter "C."



Because plate voltages can be as high as 300v DC, multiple B batteries may be connected together in series to additively provide the required operating voltages.



Due to the much higher available voltage of B batteries, they must be handled more carefully than other battery types due to the ability of the battery to shock and/or burn the person handling the battery. With common flashlight cells, the normal resistance of the human body is far too high for much current to flow, but the shock hazard increases as the voltage increases.





DEAR CT,,,,,I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU WALK INTO WALMART AND LOOK AT BATTERYS YOU THINK BECAUSE YOU SEE A BATTERY THAT SAYS AA AND NO B THAT IT IS WRONG,,,,,



THE BATTERY THAT IS BEING TALKED ABOUT WAS

SOLD AS B,,, B,, ON THE BATTERY,,,,,,



SO WHEN YOU GO TO BATTERY COLLEGE PLEASE

LET US KNOW THE TRUTH,,,,,,

Answer 4

No but there used to be a size larger than "D" that was commonally available, it was either E or F, can't remember. It had its terminals on the top something like a standard lantern battery, but not that big.

Answer 5

it would be too confusing and would sound like you were stuttering I need some B batteries

Answer 6

There are, they just arnt used as much as the others.

Answer 7

stop the world,i want to get off!

Answer 8

odie b...say that again... only SLOWER !!!! ;-}