Radio Battery Z-985

Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

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  • Year
  • 1941
  • Category
  • Power supply/conditioner or battery or charger 
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 232172
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

 Technical Specifications

  • 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

  • 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.

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Forum contributions about this model: Zenith Radio Corp.;: Radio Battery Z-985

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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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