Guess the object
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Are those carbon deposits on the filaments?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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not part of a dynamo/alternator is itI rode what you dug last summer0
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Is it from an Italian sports car????~~~~~~Sustrans - Join the Movement~~~~~~0
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Not off a car, Gazedy is heading in the right direction. But it does stand alone rather than a part of something. I'll post a picture of the back of it later once a few more guesses have come in, assuming none are right.0
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The filaments dissipate heat? Does the unit rotate?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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No, doesn't rotate. Also forgot to say that is most definitely not carbon.0
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Is it a fossil jelly fish with a rubber cap on?0
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Good guess, but no. Oh, do I need to add that it's not sheep related?0
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Iron age shuttlecock?0
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Starter for an old aeroplane engine?Life isnt like a box of chocolates, its like a bag of pic n mix.0
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So its something to do with cooling, it doesn't rotate, it's not a part of something else and it might be related to a dynamo.
Is it some form of projectile??~~~~~~Sustrans - Join the Movement~~~~~~0 -
a heatsync of sorts?0
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Well that's certainly not it's intended purpose, although if it was thrown I suppose it would become a projectile. Not good enough for the win I'm afraid.natrix wrote:Is it some form of projectile??
Here is the rear view if it helps:
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Yes, it's a heat sink. What for? The rear view might help with that.coriordan wrote:a heatsync of sorts?0 -
No idea. A car/motorbike/quad bike/small petrol tool (chainsaw etc)
I thought it was some form of sacrificial anode for a boat when I first saw it.0 -
It looks like the heatsink/cooler from the rectifier of an old motorbike.
I'd say it was off a BSA or a Triumph,
edit just realised that the diode is in there!
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I'd say that makes slog the winner, zener diode and heat sink off a 1968 Triumph 650. It dissipates energy from any overcharging as heat if I recall correctly.0
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Veronese68 wrote:. But it does stand alone rather than a part of something.
So not part of a motorbike then.................. :roll: :roll: :roll:~~~~~~Sustrans - Join the Movement~~~~~~0 -
I meant not part of a dynamo or alternator. Sorry, badly worded on my part. It's a stand alone part on the bike being mounted under the headlight about a foot away from the alternator.natrix wrote:Veronese68 wrote:. But it does stand alone rather than a part of something.
So not part of a motorbike then.................. :roll: :roll: :roll:0 -
I'll let you off
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If you'd complained that you would have got it if you'd known I might have felt bad. But then again, maybe not.
They do look quite cool and a bit Flash Gordon when fitted on the bike. I really should finish the bike.0 -
Gosh. I've got one!
I'll have a look around my attic and shed and put a piccy up tomorrow.
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There you go.
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measuring the roundness of something. presume its not for listening?0
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I presume it is for listening to the naughty boys in the basement playing marbles (or a heartbeat?).seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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I have no idea, but it reminded me of a lovely thing I should use if I ever win this again.0
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Does it go at the top of a machine to make a tiny version of Frankensteins monster with sparks going across it? Part of a Van de Graaf generator?
No, can't be either of them.0 -
Nothing anywhere close yet. I can tell you it's a tool of sorts, don't forget the scale, that is a bottle top behind it!
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