• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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        27 天前

        it’s not so much what it is, but what uses it.

        late transistor radios required small high powered batteries. according to Wikipedia 22.5v batteries were popular in early transistor radios.

        these 9 volt batteries were popular in powering these late transistor radios, the transistors specifically. hence the name.