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Hearing Aid Batteries

Mallory M-505 Carbon-Zinc Hearing Aid "B" Battery

The Mallory M-505 22˝ volt carbon-zinc hearing aid "B" battery was manufactured by the Mallory Battery Co in the USA. It was used in vacuum tube hearing aids around 1950.

The M-505 carbon-zinc battery weighed 0.6 oz. (16 g), and measured 2" long by ⅝" on each side (5.0 x1.6 cm).

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Front view of the Mallory M-505 battery showing the model number (M-505) and voltage (22˝ volts).

 

 

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Side view of the Mallory M-505 battery showing the polarity. The positive terminal was at the top.

 

 

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Top view of the Mallory M-505 showing the positive battery contact.

 

 

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Bottom view of the Mallory M-505 showing the negative battery contact.

 

 


 

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