Hugh Hetherington Hearing Aid Museum
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Hearing Aid Battery Testers

Hal-Hen No. 15 Transistor Type Battery Tester

This 3 volt battery tester carried the Hal-Hen name. It came out when the transistor hearing aids became available beginning in 1953.

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This meter was for testing mercury batteries for transistor hearing aids. Most mercury batteries were 1.4 volts, hence the red line at that point, or less commonly 2.8 volts, and the red line there as well.

 


 

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