• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    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.