BATTERY ADAPTER UNIT

A battery adapter unit for an automatic clay thrower including a housing defining a battery receptacle area having a pair of input terminals to engage with battery contacts of a replacement battery and a first pair of protrusions defining a first recess therebetween; a slidable lever defining a catch to engage a corresponding projection on the replacement battery to slide with the replacement battery between a first position and second position when the catch is engaged with the projection, the projection corresponding to the rated voltage of the replacement battery; a pair of output terminals, one of the output terminals mounted in the first recess; and a circuit configured to be electrically connected to the replacement battery via the input terminals and to the output terminals, the circuit configured to adjust the voltage from the replacement battery and supplied to the output terminals.