fv1609 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 A battery of some kind? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 A battery of some kind? Andy I see what you mean Andy but its not a battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Is that a terminal (as in electrical) at the top of the picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Is that a terminal (as in electrical) at the top of the picture? Yes Richard well observed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Looks like strips of insulation round it, some kind of heating element, glow plug sort of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Looks like strips of insulation round it, some kind of heating element, glow plug sort of thing Good line of thought Rob, although the strips are for protection rather than insulation, not a heating element etc. If it helps this is not British. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Would it be unfair of me to point out "detonator agent chemical" in the photo title and suggest the bursting charge for a chemical (mustard gas) landmine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (reads thread, notes comments about 'terminal' 'protection' and 'not British'.) It's difficult to judge the scale of the thing, but.... The 'horn' for a naval contact mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Would it be unfair of me to point out "detonator agent chemical" in the photo title and suggest the bursting charge for a chemical (mustard gas) landmine? Not unfair at all Chris as it seems to have been labelled incorrectly, if it had been that your conclusion would have been a reasonable one so its not that I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 (reads thread, notes comments about 'terminal' 'protection' and 'not British'.) It's difficult to judge the scale of the thing, but.... The 'horn' for a naval contact mine? Good idea Chris but its not naval, this is German & land based if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 A low tension ignition coil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 A low tension ignition coil? Its not that Richard, but a good bit of linking to past objects. But it is electrical but not low voltage & although it is German it is not WW2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Redherring Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Are the strips to protect the object or the user? Does it heat up to a high temperature - high enough to burn fingers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 i don't suppose it is a fuse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Heating element? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Are the strips to protect the object or the user? Does it heat up to a high temperature - high enough to burn fingers? To protect the object when it fits inside its cover. Doesn't get hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 i don't suppose it is a fuse? Nope something more sophisticated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Heating element? Nope doesn't get hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Ground sensor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Is the outer casing metal or perhaps glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Ground sensor? Nope not a geophone sort of thing Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Is the outer casing metal or perhaps glass? The outer casing that this has been withdrawn from is metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Has it a use in communications such as a suppresor for a vehicle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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