fv1609 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 (edited) What & when? Edited October 21, 2009 by fv1609 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Part of a light house arc lamp mechanism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Cdl, 1944/45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 Part of a light house arc lamp mechanism If I didn't know the answer that's what I would have said, but it ain't I'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 Cdl, 1944/45 Tony, cdl? 1944/45 - not that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Tony, cdl? 1944/45 - not that era. Canal Defence Light. Go on give us a clue, is a spark generator? In that case it could be a , stuff it I'm thinking caldera, that's a volcano. Early radio kit sounds similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 It looks like it has metal tube coils in it... water heater?... or Bodges moonshine still:coffee: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Coherer !!!!! :yay::yay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Is it meant to be like that or has it been sectioned for training purposes? Photo looks to around the early 1900's?? Maybe a field laundry unit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Some kind of burner for an observation hot air ballon? What looks like a coil tube suggests something being heated to be vapourised before ignition? Not sure that the lower part fits in with this though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 It's one of those gas producer units, across the back of a truck cab, with cab to left and leading edge of body to the right. They did all sorts of this stuff, basically burning (charcoal?) in a low-oxygen environment to give off hydrocarbon gas which would run the truck. Or - something totally different......:sweat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Canal Defence Light. Go on give us a clue, is a spark generator? In that case it could be a , stuff it I'm thinking caldera, that's a volcano. Early radio kit sounds similar? No, no, no, getting warm(!) but see new clue in a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 It looks like it has metal tube coils in it... water heater?... or Bodges moonshine still:coffee: Looks like it could be either, but nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Coherer !!!!! :yay::yay: Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Is it meant to be like that or has it been sectioned for training purposes? Shown with the door open. I have posted a better picture now Photo looks to around the early 1900's?? Nope Maybe a field laundry unit??Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Some kind of burner for an observation hot air ballon? What looks like a coil tube suggests something being heated to be vapourised before ignition? Not sure that the lower part fits in with this though. It certainly has that coily similarity but nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Or - something totally different......:sweat: Correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Some sort of "Flash Gordon" capacitor type thingy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 OK clue time! There is now a clearer picture up & below is part of a report on the use of this apparatus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 An Oudin coil (or Tesla) :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Do the upper and lower parts stay in the same relative position? The casing looks very heavy duty, as though it needs to contain pressure or temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Is it something connected with early radio, possibly for a ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 An Oudin coil (or Tesla) :confused: No it's not a Tesla coil. I don't know Oudin, is that the same thing? But you are on the right lines it is an electrical coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 No it's not a Tesla coil. I don't know Oudin, is that the same thing? But you are on the right lines it is an electrical coil. The device is a high frequency current generator which uses the principles of electrical resonant circuits. It produces an antinode of high potential. The high-voltage, self-regenerative resonant transformer has the bottom end of the primary and secondary coils connected together and firmly grounded. Oudin coils generate high voltages at high frequency. Oudin coils produce smaller currents than other disruptive discharge coils (such as the later version of the Tesla coil). The Oudin coil is modified for greater safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Some sort of "Flash Gordon" capacitor type thingy... Sorry missed that. It slipped in between me replying. Not a capacitor nor a scifi item. This was an advanced system for its time, undergoing trials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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