Vesta Radio Batteries
The Vesta Battery Corporation manufacturers three special types of “A” batteries for radio work, as follows:
1. The 6EA battery, made in capacities of 60, 80, and 100 ampere hours. Fig. 160.
2. The V6EA7 battery, having a capacity of 80 ampere hours. Fig. 161.
3. The R6EA battery, having a capacity of 100 ampere hours. Fig. 162.
Vesta Radio Batteries. Fig. 160 shows the 6EA Series, “A” Battery. Fig. 161 shows the V6EA Series, “A” Battery. Fig. 162 shows the R6EA (Rubber Case) Series, “A” Battery. Fig. 163 shows the “B” Battery.
These batteries have 5, 7, 9 plates per cell, respectively. The plates are each 5 inches high, 5 7/8 inches wide, and 5/32 inches thick. The cases for these batteries are furnished in three designs — plain black boxes (all sizes), finished maple boxes (7 plate size only), and hard rubber boxes (9 plate size only). These Vesta batteries are the “A” batteries used for heating the filaments of the audion bulbs. The Vesta Radio “B” battery, Fig. 163, is a 12 cell, 24 volt battery, with a 22 and a 20 volt tap.