• OT mystery device Clare ?

    From hubops@hubops@ccanoemail.com to alt.home.repair on Mon Oct 13 07:44:28 2025
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    Hi all - in cleaning up my late brother's property we found this
    little device - unremarkable - until the little wire / tube was
    cut off - resulting in much sparks !
    Can anyone here identify it ?

    https://imgur.com/a/sqmfp5B

    John T.
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  • From badgolferman@REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com to alt.home.repair on Tue Oct 14 08:37:22 2025
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    On 10/13/2025 07:44, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
    Hi all - in cleaning up my late brother's property we found this
    little device - unremarkable - until the little wire / tube was
    cut off - resulting in much sparks !
    Can anyone here identify it ?

    https://imgur.com/a/sqmfp5B

    John T.


    It kind of looks like something you would draw a straight line with.
    The vertical edge is longer so that would go against the edge of a board
    or something and the horizontal edge sits up higher at the level of the
    item being drawn on. The roller appears to be the same height as the horizontal edge so that makes it easier to drag. The rectangular cutout
    on the horizontal edge is where you put the marker as you're dragging it.
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  • From hubops@hubops@ccanoemail.com to alt.home.repair on Tue Oct 14 15:57:28 2025
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    On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:37:22 -0400, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 10/13/2025 07:44, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
    Hi all - in cleaning up my late brother's property we found this
    little device - unremarkable - until the little wire / tube was
    cut off - resulting in much sparks !
    Can anyone here identify it ?

    https://imgur.com/a/sqmfp5B

    John T.


    It kind of looks like something you would draw a straight line with.
    The vertical edge is longer so that would go against the edge of a board
    or something and the horizontal edge sits up higher at the level of the
    item being drawn on. The roller appears to be the same height as the >horizontal edge so that makes it easier to drag. The rectangular cutout
    on the horizontal edge is where you put the marker as you're dragging it.


    Close ... it's some sort of temperature switch / cutout relay
    with the < Bourdon ? > tube cut off ... who knew the tube
    had volatile stuff inside ! ? I'm guessing it was removed from
    a water heater or a furnace.
    John T.
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