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 Posted - January 15 2014 : 8:11:44 PM
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Just found this tonite!! Along with big gauge wire
Any guesses what it is?
(I do know )
No it doesn't work(YET!)
But I will get it fixed soon
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 Posted - January 15 2014 : 8:15:59 PM
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Since I don't see any electrical wiring, I was thinking it might be a drain cap, to keep debris out of a drain. Big honker, no doubt. 
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 8:18:20 PM
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quote:Since I don't see any electrical wiring, I was thinking it might be a drain cap, to keep debris out of a drain. Big honker, no doubt.
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â January 15 2014Â :Â 8:15:59 PM
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WRONGO! It ain't that
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 8:43:24 PM
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| A wind shield wiper for a ducks but?
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 9:13:58 PM
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| still wrong, JRG1951
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 9:24:54 PM
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Some sort of tower fan?
or parts off of a crashed alien spaceship (did you find this in a dumpster behind a hangar in roswell, NM?)
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 9:25:30 PM
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It's painted even though it's made of weatherproof materials, therefore it is meant to be seen.
It has openings with a screen, therefore a fluid passes through it.
Air would be the fluid in which it would be seen (as opposed to under water or something).
The cone facing upward suggests that the air is flowing downward toward the pipe to which the set screws attach.
Therefore, it's some sort of air intake on a pipe. The volume of air is somewhat restricted by the cone, inside. So what's under the cone? Perhaps a filter element inside a round tubular housing?
I'll guess it's the air intake to some sort of stationary engine. Perhaps an emergency generator set.
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 9:26:37 PM
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Wrong & wrong still
Oh you guys will HATE me when I reveal the answer this weekend
Edited by - microbusss on January 15 2014 9:36:00 PM
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 9:48:25 PM
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Exhaust Air filter for a commuter/street car.
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 9:50:46 PM
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| still wrong
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 10:27:08 PM
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I GOT IT!
It's the top of a Gate Chimer. HA! We got these in my town. 
I was trying to remember where I see these all the time!
John
now, do you get this?
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 10:54:50 PM
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| gate chimer??
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 11:00:08 PM
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Crossing Gates... there's chimers instead of a gong-type bell... it's an electrical chime.
The screen mesh is so that birds do not nest inside these high-perches''' as birds do in bell towers.
C'mon... you also mentioned heavy gauge wire... might wanna keep it under wraps... someone may think it's stolen material... all that copper.
Granted... you did say you weren't gonna give the answer until the weekend.  
John
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 11:06:33 PM
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you win, zebrarails! hehe
& relax! all that copper wire was found in a few dumpsters today
Edited by - microbusss on January 15 2014 11:07:53 PM
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Posted - January 15 2014 : 11:19:17 PM
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To be exact, it appears to be one of those General Signals electronic crossing bells. They have a nice sound; better than the electronic bells WCH makes (and the MBTA uses on their crossings)...
As for the older-style mechanical bells, I like Safetran the best!
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 Posted - January 16 2014 : 10:41:48 AM
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Now don't you guys feel stupid as to what it is now?
wiley209 - I've got one of the old mechanical bells by WCH
Only things it needs is the rainguard & the base Plus the screws
Also I been taking out the rusty screws (Ever heard of STAINLESS screws?? sheeeesh )
Couple of them will need to be drilled out & I will replace ALL screws with stainless steel screws
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Posted - January 16 2014 : 1:49:08 PM
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If the bell still works, you could wire it up as a doorbell.
There's no way not to hear someone at the door, then.
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Posted - January 16 2014 : 2:08:52 PM
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It doesn't look like a train to me.
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Posted - January 16 2014 : 4:19:19 PM
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Mount it under the hood of your car. That should get people's attention, not to mention confuse them.
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Posted - January 16 2014 : 4:47:52 PM
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Darn I checked it & the chips on the circut board are blown
& it is a WCH bell too 
Oh well untill I find a board for it it will stay in my garage
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Posted - January 16 2014 : 10:10:15 PM
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That is unusual; it does look a lot like a GS bell. WCH e-bells typically look like THIS:
(Same crossing as the video I posted.)
I do hope the MBTA switches over to using GS bells instead of those WCH ones. They have a MUCH better sound!
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Posted - January 16 2014 : 10:40:48 PM
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http://www.wch.com/
Not according to their website
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Posted - January 19 2014 : 8:20:35 PM
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quote:If the bell still works, you could wire it up as a doorbell.
There's no way not to hear someone at the door, then.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - January 16 2014 : 1:49:08 PM
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Shaggy, how do you expect to shingle that dog if he keeps eating the pancakes?
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 Posted - January 19 2014 : 8:33:52 PM
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| cost of new circut board is $56
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Posted - January 19 2014 : 10:13:55 PM
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quote:Shaggy, how do you expect to shingle that dog if he keeps eating the pancakes?
Originally posted by String boBÂ -Â January 19 2014Â :Â 8:20:35 PM
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If I give the dog taffy first, his mouth'll be glued shut and he won't be able to eat the pancakes until I'm done. By then the aluminum paint will make the pancakes less appetizing.
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