EverReady #467 Battery Substitute

For Portable Tube Radio Sets

March 2012

Many portable tube radio sets were designed to use a 67½ 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 Elmer’s

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 Elmer’s glue to stack pieces);

1 Side Spacer Type A; A1 2 pieces @ 7/8 x 3 3/8

A2 7 pieces @ 7/8 x 1¼,

A3 4 pieces @ 1 5/16 x 1¼

1 Side Spacer Type B 9 pieces @ 7/8 x 1¼

1 Bottom Cover 1 piece @ 1 5/16 x 2¾

1 Snap Connector 2 pieces @ 1 5/16 x 2¾

1 Middle Insulator 3 pieces @ 1 5/16 x 2¾ *

2 Battery Shims 6 pieces @ ½ x 1 ¾, (each)

1 Top Shim 9 pieces @ 1 5/16 x 2 **

* 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).

3/8"

5/8" 5/8"

2 3/4"

1 5/16"

SNAP CONNECTOR (2 PIECES)

BOTTOM COVER (1 PIECE)

MIDDLE INSULATOR* (3 PIECES)

SNAP CONNECTOR HOLE TEMPLATE

1 5/16"

2 3/4"

1 1/2"

* FOR MIDDLE INSULATOR ONLY, TRIM

ONE SIDE TO CLEAR SIDE SPACER A

The battery assembly drawing is shown below. The positive terminal is

the one at the lower right of the drawing.

3 3/8"

7/8"

1 1/4"

1 5/16"

7/8"

SIDE SPACER A1 (2 PIECES)

SIDE SPACER A2 (7 PIECES)

SIDE SPACER B (9 PIECES)

SIDE SPACER A3 (4 PIECES)

1/2"

1 3/4"

BATTERY SHIM ( 2 SHIMS @ 6 PIECES EACH )

1 5/16"

2"

TOP SHIM ( 9 PIECES, MORE OR LESS, TO FIT )

TOP ASSEMBLY VIEW

SIDE SPACER A1 SIDE SPACER A2

SIDE SPACER A3

BOTTOM

COVER

SIDE SPACER B

SNAP

CONNECTOR

TOP SHIM

BATTERY SHIM ( ONE ON EACH SIDE )

MIDDLE INSULATOR

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