B-29 Batteries

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AviaS199
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B-29 Batteries

Sat May 24, 2008 8:13 pm

Anyone know what company, or companies, made the batteries for the B-29? Thanks.
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Sun May 25, 2008 12:21 am

The Maintenance and Erection Manual (revised 20 February 1945) that I have doesn't list manufacturers in the specifications, but it does refer to the battery as a "G-1, 34 ampere-hour, 24 volt battery". I don't know if the "G-1" designation would help to find the production source, but it's all I have.

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Sun May 25, 2008 4:28 am

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B29 Batteries

Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:22 pm

Measure the space you have and I think you will find that four 12v 75ah batteries connected series parallel will give you all the power you need.

KEN
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