EverReady #467 Battery Substitute For Portable Tube Radio Sets March 2012 Many portable tube radio

sets were designed to use a 67 Volt B battery. In this paper I will describe how I made a nice-looking substitute battery for the #467 type, using seven low-cost 9-volt transistor radio batteries. My total cost for seven heavy duty 9-volt batteries from BigLots was $3.33 plus tax ($1.90 per 4-pack). I found a paper on internet, A novel 63 Volt Battery for Tube Portable Radios, by H. Kristian Walter, dated November 1, 2004. He showed how to arrange the seven 9-volt batteries to fit within the envelope of the #467;

I followed his approach except for the enclosure. I need for my enclosure to provide the beveled edges like the original #467, so that the replica will fit properly in my Olympic #449 set and possibly other sets. I made parts using cereal box cardboard, sharp scissors, and Elmers glue. I used new snap connectors from BatteryCentralMall.com. The backing board for the snap connectors is just two layers of cereal box cardboard glued together. It is surprisingly stiff and approximates the original connector. I used Scotch Gloss Finish transparent tape to fasten batteries and parts together. My completed battery assembly is shown below prior to applying the inner paper wrap.

Cardboard Parts (use Elmers glue to stack pieces); 1 Side Spacer Type A; 1 1 1 1 2 1 Side Spacer Type B Bottom Cover Snap Connector Middle Insulator Battery Shims Top Shim A1 A2 A3 2 7 4 9 1 2 3 6 9 pieces pieces pieces pieces piece pieces pieces pieces pieces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7/8 x 3 3/8 7/8 x 1, 1 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1 5/16 x 2 1 5/16 x 2 1 5/16 x 2 x 1 , 1 5/16 x 2

* (each) **

* make cutout to pass wiring **use more or fewer as necessary to fit and provide support for Top Cover

I used quadrille lined paper for the inner wrap. The Type A spacer is on the side closest to positive terminal. Here are drawings for the cardboard parts. The positive terminal is located on the right side of the snap connector template, as viewed from top of battery (see also the photographs of original battery).
2 3/4"

5/8"

1 1/2"

5/8"

1 5/16"

3/8"

SNAP CONNECTOR HOLE TEMPLATE

2 3/4"

SNAP CONNECTOR (2 PIECES) BOTTOM COVER (1 PIECE) MIDDLE INSULATOR* (3 PIECES)

1 5/16"

* FOR MIDDLE INSULATOR ONLY, TRIM ONE SIDE TO CLEAR SIDE SPACER A

3 3/8"

7/8" 1/2"

1 3/4"

SIDE SPACER A1 (2 PIECES)

1 1/4"

BATTERY SHIM ( 2 SHIMS @ 6 PIECES EACH )

2"

SIDE SPACER A2 (7 PIECES) SIDE SPACER B (9 PIECES)

7/8"

1 5/16"

SIDE SPACER A3 (4 PIECES) 1 5/16" TOP SHIM ( 9 PIECES, MORE OR LESS, TO FIT )

The battery assembly drawing is shown below. The positive terminal is the one at the lower right of the drawing.

TOP ASSEMBLY VIEW

MIDDLE INSULATOR BATTERY SHIM ( ONE ON EACH SIDE ) SIDE SPACER B SNAP CONNECTOR

TOP SHIM

BOTTOM COVER

SIDE SPACER A1

SIDE SPACER A2 SIDE SPACER A3

The positive terminal is on the right side Mr. Walter made a nice replica label that I printed and used.

Side-By-Side, Replica #467 is on the Right

Replica #467 Installed in my Olympic Model 449 Set THE END