Mystery Object No. 203

[fv1609 23]

As we don't seem be allowed to have a Dad's Army this Saturday, here is some alternative entertainment.

Any ideas?

 

[Richard Farrant 35]

Animal, vegetable or mineral??

Have to start somewhere !

[fv1609 23]

Mineral I suppose Richard but the important part of it has a strong link to life as we know it.

[wally dugan 17]

NICE to see you back is this a smaller scale of the item and is it to  do with rocket power ?

[fv1609 23]

Wally it  was  something you said in a message to me that reminded me it was time for another MO. Good to see you are waiting in the wings.

Not to do with rocket power. The picture is part of the thing itself, its not a scale model or anything like that.

[wally dugan 17]

So it has nothing to do with space is it to do with water ie a filter

[Richard Farrant 35]

It looks like heat is involved, is it something to do with an army cooker?

[fv1609 23]

1 minute ago, wally dugan said:

So it has nothing to do with space is it to do with water ie a filter

Wally not aerospace etc nor water filtration & supply etc

[fv1609 23]

Just now, Richard Farrant said:

It looks like heat is involved, is it something to do with an army cooker?

Richard yes heat is involved, but not to do with an army cooker goodness me where do you get these ideas?

[wally dugan 17]

thinking on the lines of elements for life a thermos flask

Edited December 1, 2018 by wally dugan

[Richard Farrant 35]

3 minutes ago, fv1609 said:

Richard yes heat is involved, but not to do with an army cooker goodness me where do you get these ideas?

Water heater for showers in cold climate operations

[fv1609 23]

8 minutes ago, wally dugan said:

thinking on the lines of elements for life a thermos flask

Not a thermos flask Wally nor a catering item as such.

[fv1609 23]

5 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said:

Water heater for showers in cold climate operations

Nope Richard not that, no water involvement.

I think at some stage you may have seen one of these.

[wally dugan 17]

a heat exchanger

[fv1609 23]

2 minutes ago, wally dugan said:

a heat exchanger

Wally part of it is in a sense a heat exchanger, the heat from the thing is being dissipated to the air. This heat is an unwanted by-product of the operation the main thing, creating heat in itself is not the purpose, most of this bit you can see is trying to get rid of the heat.

[Richard Farrant 35]

A zener diode

as in voltage regulator, I remember using Lucas ones on my motorcycles years ago.

[Richard Farrant 35]

May have said the wrong name in last post, think it is more like Silicone diode rectifier

[fv1609 23]

8 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said:

A zener diode

as in voltage regulator, I remember using Lucas ones on my motorcycles years ago.

It isn't Richard but indirectly you are getting warm.

[wally dugan 17]

a exhaust silencer

[Richard Farrant 35]

1 minute ago, fv1609 said:

It isn't Richard but indirectly you are getting warm.

Selenium metal plate rectifier?

[fv1609 23]

4 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said:

May have said the wrong name in last post, think it is more like Silicone diode rectifier

I think you mean silicon, you may have had implants on your mind. But not those either.

***There will a short intermission, I have to provide a taxi service for at least an hour**

[fv1609 23]

1 minute ago, wally dugan said:

a exhaust silencer

Nope Wally but it is automotive

[fv1609 23]

1 minute ago, Richard Farrant said:

Selenium metal plate rectifier?

Richard nope but its not a rectifier, although you/it is getting warm. Must go for now.

[wally dugan 17]

a radiator

[Ex-boy 13]

2 hours ago, fv1609 said:

As we don't seem be allowed to have a Dad's Army this Saturday, here is some alternative entertainment.

Any ideas?