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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: Batz on March 17, 2012, 04:43:30 AM

Title: What's this one.
Post by: Batz on March 17, 2012, 04:43:30 AM

I saw this on ebay Australia, the seller does not know what it is and it has me stumped as well.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/E-ZEE-/380420574059?pt=AU_ToolsHardwareLocks&hash=item5892d54b6b

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: rusty on March 17, 2012, 08:02:04 AM

Looks like a carbon arc torch, used for melting battery terminal lead to join  cells, make small repairs, etc.
(hard to tell for certain without seeing the tip, but that's what it resembles)

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: Papaw on March 17, 2012, 08:15:40 AM

Dynamite detonator?

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: Branson on March 17, 2012, 10:34:24 AM

Nut cracker?

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on March 17, 2012, 10:57:26 AM

Pneumatic jumper cables. Hook it up and pump up your dead battery?

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: rusty on March 17, 2012, 02:17:58 PM

It can't be a Polish battery charger, it's in Australia....(ducking)

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: amertrac on March 17, 2012, 06:59:48 PM

Quote from: johnsironsanctuary on March 17, 2012, 10:57:26 AM

Pneumatic jumper cables. Hook it up and pump up your dead battery?

I am with you on this one  bobw.

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: OilyRascal on March 17, 2012, 07:19:28 PM

I'm somewhere around Papaw's thinking..........creates electrical current for something by hand?  The only application I can come up with for "something" is dynamite.

<silly smile on face> I know, I know - it's a hand powered welder :)

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: thiggy on March 17, 2012, 10:31:33 PM

I would guess a bilge pump, except for the battery cable clamp.  Could it really be a bilge pump with the clamp for holding the pick-up end of the hose in the bottom of the bilge?

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: Aunt Phil on March 18, 2012, 01:15:59 AM

I'm going out on a limb here given Brit origin, and electrical design if the rod is threaded I'll bet on a carbon pile load device for testing batterys or individual cells.

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: Bill Houghton on March 21, 2012, 02:55:23 PM

"I'm going out on a limb here given Brit origin, and electrical design..."

Maybe it's for re-installing the smoke in Lucas wiring.

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: Papaw on March 21, 2012, 04:13:19 PM

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Maybe it's for re-installing the smoke in Lucas wiring.

Impossible! Lucas can produce tons of smoke from the tiniest wire, no need to add it back in!

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: mrchuck on March 22, 2012, 09:09:21 AM

Interrogation tool.

Title: Re: What's this one.
Post by: Bill Houghton on March 22, 2012, 06:09:53 PM

Quote from: Papaw on March 21, 2012, 04:13:19 PM

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Maybe it's for re-installing the smoke in Lucas wiring.

Impossible! Lucas can produce tons of smoke from the tiniest wire, no need to add it back in!

Well, yes, but when the smoke escapes, the wires get all clogged up and won't carry the electrons quite as well.