PLEASE NOTE: the sizes given are for guidance but anyone contemplating the assembly of one of these patterns must check dimensions carefully. No responsibility will be accepted for scaling errors.

B136 BATTERY suitable for several post-WWII-late 1950s Ever Ready all-dry valve receivers including 'Sky Queen', 'Sky King', 'Sky Prince' and 'Sky Lord'

These batteries have long been unobtainable and the owner of sets using them has to decide whether to build or buy a mains power unit or a battery-powered inverter unit, or to build his own unit - either by placing ten PP3 batteries in series for the HT section and possibly two or more 'D' cells (or similar) for the LT section, or to build a mains power unit or inverter. With any of the 'home made' choices, the casing can be disguised as an authentic battery by the use of the high definition scans  provided below.

 The scans are reproduced at about full-size but it is up to you to be sure that you print them to the correct scale for the B136 battery, which approximates 200mm long X 100mm high X 100mm deep. There are flaps added in places - these are intended either to be folded around the battery box or trimmed off as waste, whichever is preferred. They are of course additional in length. Accurate sizing is important, but on no account print out larger than the sizes given or if you do, trim back to size - to be safe, preferably slightly under, or your finished battery may not fit into your radio. Printing can be by ink-jet or colour laser printer, the latter being best if you have access to one. Ink jet prints could be laminated for durability but they will work without this refinement and when laminated, they may prove difficult to glue. An alternative might be to apply a light coat of clear varnish. I suggest printing on card rather than paper for best results as the latter tends to wrinkle when glued to a wooden box, as well as showing any small imperfection on the underlying timber, such as panel pin holes. Glue to wooden cases with PVA woodworking adhesive or wallpaper paste. It would also be possible to print on good quality paper and then to paste the trimmed to size sections in position on a larger and much heavier weight card base. This would allow you to make a complete battery box using just the card (with a plain piece added for the bottom*) by scoring and folding along the edges.

Ensure that both the narrow side widths and the end panel widths are equal before scoring or cutting - this must be done by measuring the print-out. *Note that there is no bottom scan as with the original, this is basically plain white card with only a slight blue overlap.

HOW TO OBTAIN THE SCANS

RIGHT-CLICK your mouse whilst pointing on an image. Select 'COPY IMAGE' and paste into a previously opened image program such as Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop. Alternatively, choose 'SAVE IMAGE AS' and place the image in a suitable folder or on your desktop for later access.