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HIMNL9

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I have seen some different items, with that shape, so .....

it can be a shock sensor (used in alarms for prevent items stealing) ..... also, we used in the past a thermal protector with that same shape (bimetallic thermic switch) ..... or it can be a miniature radiation revealer tube EDIT: Geiger tube, i mean (the ones i've seen was bigger, but the shape was similar) .....

Some other things come in mind, but less probable .....
 
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Sigurthr

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It could be a geiger tube, but it would be very tiny and there doesn't appear to be enough isolation between the anode and cathode; they operate around 1kV. I would guess a mercury switch.
 
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That is just a big drill bit. To bore a hole in concrete of something.
 
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some very good guesses , I didnt give the dimensions as that would immediately give it away.

One of you is almost on the money ;)
 
BShanahan14rulz

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ped said:
One of you is almost on the money ;)
Click to expand...

Obviously he's referring to me.

Is it the actual turkey shrinker? At first I thought it was a turkey transmogrifier, but those are usually rectangular prismatics, not cylindrical. But then again, turkey shrinkers usually have a TIP (turkey interface plane) port parallel to the electrodes, so it's not that....

It's not a laser diode, because I don't think laser diodes have been invented yet....

Could it be the device that cools the turkey AFTER it has been shrinked and deep-fried?
 
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I think its quite small, and those two metal pins are 2.5 or 5 mm apart as to fit a circuit board.

Question remains what it actually is - could be photodiode, but also a small gas sensor or even a geiger counter tube... or perhaps even an ancient LED.
 
HIMNL9

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Well, perhaps GoolGaul post nothing, so in the meantime try to guess this one :p

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Edit: some help ..... it's old, it's not used actually (luckily :p :D), and it's painful :p

Edit2: STOP JUMPING AND STOMPING ON THE FLOOR !! ..... dammit ..... it's already the 5th earthquake in 3 days, now .....
 
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