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Odd Device on Firewall
02/03/16 at 00:34:42
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Hi all,
A friend in Germany is restoring a 3A.   He sent me this photo...



It's mounted to his firewall.  I'm not sure what it is.  Maybe a resistor?  What do you all think?

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Re: Odd Device on Firewall
Reply #1 - 02/03/16 at 01:36:07
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Looks like a rheostat to me, a variable resistor. For what, I don't know.

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Re: Odd Device on Firewall
Reply #2 - 02/03/16 at 01:56:34
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Cadwelder wrote on 02/03/16 at 01:36:07:
Looks like a rheostat to me, a variable resistor.


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Re: Odd Device on Firewall
Reply #3 - 02/03/16 at 02:14:43
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I dunno...but it looks like maybe the center would turn as the coil heats up and then it acts as a switch of some sort....cooling fan????

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Re: Odd Device on Firewall
Reply #4 - 02/03/16 at 18:44:51
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Definitely a rheostat.
It should have a cover over its innards and a knob on the shaft.
It's not wired to anything so it's anybody's guess what it was for.
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Re: Odd Device on Firewall
Reply #5 - 02/04/16 at 18:25:44
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Possibly an early electric trailer brake controller, WW2 half tracks had a like resistor for this purpose.

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