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Polaroid's flat OEM battery, from the SX-70 filmpak

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Winfield Hill

Jan 1, 1970
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I'm trying to find some engineering info on Polaroid's flat battery,
you know, the battery they designed for the SX-70 camera filmpak,
and then sold as an inexpensive flat OEM battery. Didn't they call
it the PolaVolt? Maybe not, because there's nothing on the web by
that name (except for some cyclic voltammetry stuff). Does anyone
remember, or perhaps someone has a datasheet in their dusty cabinets?
 
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Don Klipstein

Jan 1, 1970
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I'm trying to find some engineering info on Polaroid's flat battery,
you know, the battery they designed for the SX-70 camera filmpak,
and then sold as an inexpensive flat OEM battery. Didn't they call
it the PolaVolt? Maybe not, because there's nothing on the web by
that name (except for some cyclic voltammetry stuff). Does anyone
remember, or perhaps someone has a datasheet in their dusty cabinets?

I thought it was called PolaPulse.

- Don Klipstein ([email protected])
 
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Robert Baer

Jan 1, 1970
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Winfield said:
I'm trying to find some engineering info on Polaroid's flat battery,
you know, the battery they designed for the SX-70 camera filmpak,
and then sold as an inexpensive flat OEM battery. Didn't they call
it the PolaVolt? Maybe not, because there's nothing on the web by
that name (except for some cyclic voltammetry stuff). Does anyone
remember, or perhaps someone has a datasheet in their dusty cabinets?
Tradename *on* the battery packs from filmpacks for their OneStep
Flash camera: "Polaroid PolaPulse(TM) Battery".
Size: 3.50 X 4.25 x 1.70 (appx); nominal voltage 6.0V (after all of
these years, mine are around 5.8V).
As i remember it, they use the Leclanche design.
Approximate size of the active area is 2.0 X 1.5; if you want i could
Snail one to you.
 
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Robert Baer

Jan 1, 1970
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Winfield said:
Wow, that's a fast respone! Yes, that's it, and instantly got
me a datasheet for their P100, www.photobattery.com/P100.pdf
That PDF designates a PolaPulse(TM) that is different in
configuration than the ones i mentioned (and have).
Same technology and basic design.
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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Tradename *on* the battery packs from filmpacks for their OneStep
Flash camera: "Polaroid PolaPulse(TM) Battery".
Size: 3.50 X 4.25 x 1.70 (appx); nominal voltage 6.0V (after all of
these years, mine are around 5.8V).

Are these dims in inches? I thought they were about 1/4" thick; even
the whole film pack wasn't an inch and 3/4; more like 0.7 for the whole
film pack, IIRC.
As i remember it, they use the Leclanche design. Approximate size of
the active area is 2.0 X 1.5; if you want i could
Snail one to you.

How about posting a pic somewhere?

Thanks,
Rich
 
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Gary Tait

Jan 1, 1970
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Tradename *on* the battery packs from filmpacks for their OneStep
Flash camera: "Polaroid PolaPulse(TM) Battery".
Size: 3.50 X 4.25 x 1.70 (appx); nominal voltage 6.0V (after all of
these years, mine are around 5.8V).
As i remember it, they use the Leclanche design.
Approximate size of the active area is 2.0 X 1.5; if you want i could
Snail one to you.

IME, they were unlabelled. The one in the camea packs were of a carbon-
zinc leclanche design. I have a pocket flashlight here someplace with
one. I have used them to power a portable radio, and in fact Polaroid
had a radio you could plug whole spent film packs into, to power the
radio.
 
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Robert Baer

Jan 1, 1970
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Rich said:
Are these dims in inches? I thought they were about 1/4" thick; even
the whole film pack wasn't an inch and 3/4; more like 0.7 for the whole
film pack, IIRC.




How about posting a pic somewhere?

Thanks,
Rich
Actual measurements; yes, inches.
From the 600 Plus film packs; obviously different than the PolaPack 100.
Maybe i could Snail one to you.
 
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Robert Baer

Jan 1, 1970
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Gary said:
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IME, they were unlabelled. The one in the camea packs were of a carbon-
zinc leclanche design. I have a pocket flashlight here someplace with
one. I have used them to power a portable radio, and in fact Polaroid
had a radio you could plug whole spent film packs into, to power the
radio.
The ones i have (from Polaroid 600 Plus packs) are all labelled, i
wrote what i read - if theer had been no labelling or designations, i
would not have responded.
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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Actual measurements; yes, inches.
From the 600 Plus film packs; obviously different than the PolaPack
100. Maybe i could Snail one to you.

Oh, that won't be necessary. :) Apparently I've only seen the model 100;
and there's no reason to think you're making anything up. :)

Thanks!
Rich
 
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