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Today's topics:

* Epson Perfection Scanner Problem - 6 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/e3e2ff1db77f9673?hl=en
* So, who's the king of finding data sheets ... ? - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/4e444c319ac55fa0?hl=en
* Rectifier wiring - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/b087d99e9ce594b1?hl=en
* See Hot Sexy Star Aishwarya Nude Bathing Videos In All Angles. - 1 messages,
1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/08f971b2869fed94?hl=en
* TO INFECT YOUR COMPUTER IN A SECOND - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/0bb447a4b4f95df6?hl=en
* Aluminum unibody enclosure, advanced longer-lasting battery, brilliant LED-
backlit display. MacBook Pro has been precision engineered down to the
smallest detail - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/826f7a57833626b7?hl=en
* Teac AG-790 has me stumped... - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/19f1f1c9d95691fb?hl=en
* What is this garage wall fixture? (see photo) - 7 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/7d38d91448025a81?hl=en

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TOPIC: Epson Perfection Scanner Problem
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/e3e2ff1db77f9673?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 1 2010 11:36 pm
From: JD

Hi Experts :-)

I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until
today. Now, when I press the start button, it
click-clicks and the carriage does not move.

I removed the screws and tried to take the top
off. The front of the top has catches that project
into the base so it does not allow me to lift up
the front. I removed the screws from the back and
it will lift slightly but seems to be caught in
something. I don't want to force it, so if someone
has experience of this model I would appreciate
advice on how to take it apart without wrecking it.

TIA

== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 8:48 am
From: Cydrome Leader

In sci.electronics.repair JD <JD@no-where.con> wrote:
> Hi Experts :-)
>
> I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until
> today. Now, when I press the start button, it
> click-clicks and the carriage does not move.

is that model old enough to have a lock/transport mechanism that may have
been bumped and engaged?

== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 9:09 am
From: Meat Plow

On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:48:34 +0000, Cydrome Leader ǝʇoɹʍ:

> In sci.electronics.repair JD <JD@no-where.con> wrote:
>> Hi Experts :-)
>>
>> I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until today. Now, when I
>> press the start button, it click-clicks and the carriage does not move.
>
> is that model old enough to have a lock/transport mechanism that may
> have been bumped and engaged?

I haven't seen one that didn't lock. Not saying there may be some that
don't. All 4 of my Canon LiDE scanners lock. Don't ask why I have 4 :)
And all the others back to the first SCSI scanner I owned back in the
90's locked.

== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 12:43 pm
From: whit3rd

On Jul 1, 11:36 pm, JD <J...@No-where.con> wrote:
> Hi Experts :-)
>
> I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until
> today.  Now, when I press the start button, it
> click-clicks and the carriage does not move.
>
> I removed the screws and tried to take the top
> off. The front of the top has catches

After the screwed-down end is loose, lift it slightly
and the top can be pushed off the catches.

As others have noted, clicking sounds sometimes
come from the lock being engaged, sometimes it's
just a sticky rail or the motor isn't getting full
power (check the power supply voltage).

Be sure to clean the glass inner surface before you
reassemble.

== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 2:59 pm
From: JD

Meat Plow wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:48:34 +0000, Cydrome Leader ǝʇoɹʍ:
>
>> In sci.electronics.repair JD <JD@no-where.con> wrote:
>>> Hi Experts :-)
>>>
>>> I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until today. Now, when I
>>> press the start button, it click-clicks and the carriage does not move.
>> is that model old enough to have a lock/transport mechanism that may
>> have been bumped and engaged?
>
> I haven't seen one that didn't lock. Not saying there may be some that
> don't. All 4 of my Canon LiDE scanners lock. Don't ask why I have 4 :)
> And all the others back to the first SCSI scanner I owned back in the
> 90's locked.

Thank you CL and MP.

The scanner is indeed old. I can't remember when I
bought it but the manual
that came with it has: Copyright 2000.

I knew about the lock. The carriage needs to be
locked while moving the scanner around and then
unlocked when the scanner needs to be used.

I decided to replace the screws and then to go
carefully through the known steps - connecting and
turning on in the right sequence. It worked fine
then, except from one messy situation that really
irked me with the Copy facility. It had collected
all my 3 fax progs and a PDF prog for the
destination of the scan - no such place as a
folder to place the copy. The normal setting for
the group (faxes and PDF prog) was alphabetical,
so when I made my copies it flashed open the fax
prog and I had to stop and take another route to
get the job done. Anyone experience this
limitation? Or is there a setting that I have missed?

It's quite a complicated piece of work.

Have a great weekend guys :-)

== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 3:13 pm
From: JD

whit3rd wrote:
> On Jul 1, 11:36 pm, JD <J...@No-where.con> wrote:
>> Hi Experts :-)
>>
>> I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until
>> today. Now, when I press the start button, it
>> click-clicks and the carriage does not move.
>>
>> I removed the screws and tried to take the top
>> off. The front of the top has catches

Thank you Whit3rd.

> After the screwed-down end is loose, lift it slightly
> and the top can be pushed off the catches.

Somehow or other something inside prevented me
from moving
that cover. The front was easy but it has two
catches and I could
not move the cover forward enough to get out of
the slots. I could raise
the rear end slighly on the side where the lock is
but the other one would
not budge.

Fortunately, as you will note from my reply above,
I managed to get
the scanner working again.

> As others have noted, clicking sounds sometimes
> come from the lock being engaged, sometimes it's
> just a sticky rail or the motor isn't getting full
> power (check the power supply voltage).

I wasn't sure what was doing the clicking when I
first started the task
but, when I had all the screws back in place, and
the electric and USB
plugs inserted, it started very quickly and there
were no clicks.

> Be sure to clean the glass inner surface before you
> reassemble.

I didn't get that far but fortunately the inner
glass is extremely clean.
I guess it's a good air-tight case.

Thanks again and have a great weekend W3 :-)

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TOPIC: So, who's the king of finding data sheets ... ?
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/4e444c319ac55fa0?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 1:33 am
From: "Arfa Daily"

"Phil Allison" <phil_a@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:894qr6F7neU1@mid.individual.net...
> "Arfa Daily is off with the Goblins & Pixies"
>>
>>>
>>>>> Do you still think that Marshall amps were designed by Jim Marshall
>>>>> ??
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What's that got to do with this thread ?
>>>
>>>
>>> ** Proves my point.
>>>
>>
>> Well actually, that rather proves mine.
>
>
> ** Have to be off with the pixies to think that.
>
>> You're in the wrong thread
>
>
> ** You are in this thread and I am talking about you posting absolute
> crap.
>
> Makes it 100% on topic.
>
>
>
> .... Phil
>

" Snip snip .... Context ? What's that ? ... Proving points or on topic ?
... What were we talking about ? ... Which thread am I in ? .... Which
group am I even posting my stupid headed comments in ? "

Is that how the voices sound, Philip ? Dear oh dear. Back to the quack for
you, I fear, to try to see if they do stronger meds you could get yourself
on .... :-)))

Arfa

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 6:20 am
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

Arfa Daily wrote:
>
> "Phil Allison" <phil_a@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
> news:894qr6F7neU1@mid.individual.net...
> > "Arfa Daily is off with the Goblins & Pixies"
> >>
> >>>
> >>>>> Do you still think that Marshall amps were designed by Jim Marshall
> >>>>> ??
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> What's that got to do with this thread ?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ** Proves my point.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Well actually, that rather proves mine.
> >
> >
> > ** Have to be off with the pixies to think that.
> >
> >> You're in the wrong thread
> >
> >
> > ** You are in this thread and I am talking about you posting absolute
> > crap.
> >
> > Makes it 100% on topic.
> >
> >
> >
> > .... Phil
> >
>
> " Snip snip .... Context ? What's that ? ... Proving points or on topic ?
> ... What were we talking about ? ... Which thread am I in ? .... Which
> group am I even posting my stupid headed comments in ? "
>
> Is that how the voices sound, Philip ? Dear oh dear. Back to the quack for
> you, I fear, to try to see if they do stronger meds you could get yourself
> on .... :-)))

It looks like the elephant tranquilizers no longer work for Phil
anymore. :(

--
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have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.

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TOPIC: Rectifier wiring
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/b087d99e9ce594b1?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 4:47 am
From: LSMFT

Karl Townsend wrote:
> ...
>> Obviously if you get it wrong you'll probably kill the bridge or cause
>> the capacitor to vent its lifeblood.
> `...
>
> You guys are taking all the excitement out of Iggy's life. Just hook it up,
> the smoke will come out if its wrong, then do something else. Like the time
> I tried a start cap in the run cap position on my three phase converter.
> Now, I know the difference.
>
> Karl
>
>
>
I did that once; KaBang it went.

--
LSMFT

I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months.
I don't like to interrupt her.

== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 5:04 am
From: PeterD

On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:47:49 -0400, LSMFT <boleyn7@aol.com> wrote:

>Karl Townsend wrote:
>> ...
>>> Obviously if you get it wrong you'll probably kill the bridge or cause
>>> the capacitor to vent its lifeblood.
>> `...
>>
>> You guys are taking all the excitement out of Iggy's life. Just hook it up,
>> the smoke will come out if its wrong, then do something else. Like the time
>> I tried a start cap in the run cap position on my three phase converter.
>> Now, I know the difference.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>>
>I did that once; KaBang it went.

Da KaBang I can handle, it's cleaning up the mess afterwards that is a
PITA!

== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 8:05 am
From: "Karl Townsend"

"PeterD" <peter2@hipson.net> wrote in message
news:rclr265v7c4bdt9mu8am213hv92p18qutf@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:47:49 -0400, LSMFT <boleyn7@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>Karl Townsend wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> Obviously if you get it wrong you'll probably kill the bridge or cause
>>>> the capacitor to vent its lifeblood.
>>> `...
>>>
>>> You guys are taking all the excitement out of Iggy's life. Just hook it
>>> up,
>>> the smoke will come out if its wrong, then do something else. Like the
>>> time
>>> I tried a start cap in the run cap position on my three phase converter.
>>> Now, I know the difference.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>I did that once; KaBang it went.
>
> Da KaBang I can handle, it's cleaning up the mess afterwards that is a
> PITA!

Are you talking about the mess in your shorts?

Karl

== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 8:28 am
From: Jeffrey D Angus

Ignoramus14602 wrote:
> I have this rectifier: GPBC 50A
>
> http://tinyurl.com/25fmjfu
>
> It has four terminals, but they are not marked. The datasheet is pretty
> sparse, too. Which of them are AC and which are DC?
>
> i

Try this data sheet:
http://www.nteinc.com/specs/53000to53099/pdf/nte53016_20.pdf

If you part has the same internal connections, you should be
able to use an ohm meter to see a diode between AC & + and
AC & -, and an open between AC & AC.

Jeff

--
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http://www.stay-connect.com

== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 12:47 pm
From: "Uffe Bærentsen"

"Karl Townsend" <karltownsend.NOT@embarqmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:4c2e0047$0$77568$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com...
>
> "PeterD" <peter2@hipson.net> wrote in message
> news:rclr265v7c4bdt9mu8am213hv92p18qutf@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:47:49 -0400, LSMFT <boleyn7@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Karl Townsend wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>> Obviously if you get it wrong you'll probably kill the bridge or cause
>>>>> the capacitor to vent its lifeblood.
>>>> `...
>>>>
>>>> You guys are taking all the excitement out of Iggy's life. Just hook it
>>>> up,
>>>> the smoke will come out if its wrong, then do something else. Like the
>>>> time
>>>> I tried a start cap in the run cap position on my three phase
>>>> converter.
>>>> Now, I know the difference.
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I did that once; KaBang it went.
>>
>> Da KaBang I can handle, it's cleaning up the mess afterwards that is a
>> PITA!
>
> Are you talking about the mess in your shorts?

*LOL*

That's a good one Karl :-)

--
Uffe Bærentsen

== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 1:13 pm
From: clare@snyder.on.ca

On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 21:47:11 +0200, "Uffe Bærentsen"
<leiti_NOSPAM_@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Karl Townsend" <karltownsend.NOT@embarqmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
>news:4c2e0047$0$77568$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com...
>>
>> "PeterD" <peter2@hipson.net> wrote in message
>> news:rclr265v7c4bdt9mu8am213hv92p18qutf@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:47:49 -0400, LSMFT <boleyn7@aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Karl Townsend wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> Obviously if you get it wrong you'll probably kill the bridge or cause
>>>>>> the capacitor to vent its lifeblood.
>>>>> `...
>>>>>
>>>>> You guys are taking all the excitement out of Iggy's life. Just hook it
>>>>> up,
>>>>> the smoke will come out if its wrong, then do something else. Like the
>>>>> time
>>>>> I tried a start cap in the run cap position on my three phase
>>>>> converter.
>>>>> Now, I know the difference.
>>>>>
>>>>> Karl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>I did that once; KaBang it went.
>>>
>>> Da KaBang I can handle, it's cleaning up the mess afterwards that is a
>>> PITA!
>>
>> Are you talking about the mess in your shorts?
>
>*LOL*
>
>That's a good one Karl :-)
If you don't get that mess cleaned up pronto, it IS a PITA.

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TOPIC: See Hot Sexy Star Aishwarya Nude Bathing Videos In All Angles.
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 9:45 am
From: free money

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TOPIC: TO INFECT YOUR COMPUTER IN A SECOND
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/0bb447a4b4f95df6?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 9:46 am
From: John Robertson

Meat Plow wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:00:40 -0700, Tiresh kumar K.C ǝʇoɹʍ:
>
>> DEAR ALL ,
>>
>>
>> VISIT:
>> Click here
>>
>> http://infectmypc.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>> AND TO INFECT YOUR COMPUTER IN A SECOND :
>>
>>
>> TO KNOW YOU'VE BEEN SCREWED ROYAL
>>
>>
>>
>> -NEW MALWARE
>>
>> -SUCCESS IN INFECTION
>>
>> -THOUGHT YOU WERE SAFE? (HA!)
>

I report them (include all headers) to groups-abuse@google.com (or the
usenet server source) - seems to help reduce the number since I (and I
hope others) starting doing that a few weeks ago...

John :-#)#

PS, I like the upside/backwards "ǝʇoɹʍ:"!

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== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 10:26 am
From: Meat Plow

On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:46:46 +0000, John Robertson ǝʇoɹʍ:

> Meat Plow wrote:
>> On Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:00:40 -0700, Tiresh kumar K.C ǝʇoɹʍ:
>>
>>> DEAR ALL ,
>>>
>>>
>>> VISIT:
>>> Click here
>>>
>>> http://infectmypc.blogspot.com
>>>
>>>
>>> AND TO INFECT YOUR COMPUTER IN A SECOND :
>>>
>>>
>>> TO KNOW YOU'VE BEEN SCREWED ROYAL
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -NEW MALWARE
>>>
>>> -SUCCESS IN INFECTION
>>>
>>> -THOUGHT YOU WERE SAFE? (HA!)
>>
>>
> I report them (include all headers) to groups-abuse@google.com (or the
> usenet server source) - seems to help reduce the number since I (and I
> hope others) starting doing that a few weeks ago...

It might do some good. Google mail handles spammers with a smackdown
attitude. Wish the same were true for Google Groups.

> John :-#)#
>
> PS, I like the upside/backwards "ǝʇoɹʍ:"!

:uʍo ɹnoʎ ǝʞɐɯ oʇ ʞuıl ɐ s,ǝɹǝɥ
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Use the "For emails and websites rendering."

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TOPIC: Aluminum unibody enclosure, advanced longer-lasting battery, brilliant
LED-backlit display. MacBook Pro has been precision engineered down to the
smallest detail
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/826f7a57833626b7?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 11:07 am
From: Namra Sohail

Precision aluminum. The new gold standard.
Carved from a single block of aluminum, the MacBook Pro is a true
engineering achievement.

http://science-n-technologyworld.blogspot.com/

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TOPIC: Teac AG-790 has me stumped...
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/19f1f1c9d95691fb?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 11:58 am
From: Cydrome Leader

William R. Walsh <wm_walsh@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> So what does the cap do in the circuit ? Is it a big secret, or
>> something ?
>
> No, should it be? :-)
>
> I don't know for certain what it does. I haven't explored it that
> closely. I only noticed it being bloated out of the corner of my eye,
> so I said "that should be replaced".
>
> I've put it aside for now. Maybe another day.
>
> TEAC has been no help. Although they did respond to my request asking
> for more information, they recommended "shotgunning" the unit. (Yeah,
> really.)

a good description of shotgunning:

http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200510/200510.htm#_Appropriate_Shotgunning

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TOPIC: What is this garage wall fixture? (see photo)
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 3:07 pm
From: Jim

Can someone help identify this old device? It's mounted almost 9 feet up
the wall of a garage in an early 1950's California house, and the other
side of the wall is the kitchen. No obvious signs of what it might connect
to inside.

This is what's stamped on the body: RITTENHOUSE 5 V.A. no. 180

Photo: www.badongo.com/pic/9826616 (black corners are from image-rotation)

Thanks for any details. Jim

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 3:18 pm
From: nesesu

On Jul 2, 3:07 pm, Jim <jim857...@jim.com> wrote:
> Can someone help identify this old device? It's mounted almost 9 feet up
> the wall of a garage in an early 1950's California house, and the other
> side of the wall is the kitchen. No obvious signs of what it might connect
> to inside.
>
> This is what's stamped on the body: RITTENHOUSE   5 V.A.   no. 180
>
> Photo:www.badongo.com/pic/9826616(black corners are from image-rotation)
>
> Thanks for any details. Jim

Looks like the door bell transformer to me.

Neil S.

== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 3:19 pm
From: dplatt@radagast.org (Dave Platt)

In article <K7GdnSFWHfeE_rPRnZ2dnUVZ_hmdnZ2d@wavecable.com>,
Jim <jim857676@jim.com> wrote:

>Can someone help identify this old device? It's mounted almost 9 feet up
>the wall of a garage in an early 1950's California house, and the other
>side of the wall is the kitchen. No obvious signs of what it might connect
>to inside.
>
>This is what's stamped on the body: RITTENHOUSE 5 V.A. no. 180

Probably the door-bell transformer. If so, you'd probably find a few
volts of AC on those two screw terminals... and disconnecting either
wire would leave your doorbell inoperable.

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== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 3:24 pm
From: Franc Zabkar

On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:18:05 -0700 (PDT), nesesu
<neil_sutcliffe@telus.net> put finger to keyboard and composed:

>On Jul 2, 3:07�pm, Jim <jim857...@jim.com> wrote:
>> Can someone help identify this old device? It's mounted almost 9 feet up
>> the wall of a garage in an early 1950's California house, and the other
>> side of the wall is the kitchen. No obvious signs of what it might connect
>> to inside.
>>
>> This is what's stamped on the body: RITTENHOUSE � 5 V.A. � no. 180
>>
>> Photo:www.badongo.com/pic/9826616(black corners are from image-rotation)
>>
>> Thanks for any details. Jim
>
>Looks like the door bell transformer to me.
>
>Neil S.

I think I can see Bugle and Bell terminals, so I guess it may be a
novelty door bell.

- Franc Zabkar
--
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== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 3:25 pm
From: Jim

nesesu <neil_sutcliffe@telus.net> wrote in
news:7639d8f9-4f29-4e02-8893-86fad7177eed@b4g2000pra.googlegroups.com:

> On Jul 2, 3:07 pm, Jim <jim857...@jim.com> wrote:
>> Can someone help identify this old device? It's mounted almost 9 feet
>> up the wall of a garage in an early 1950's California house, and the
>> other side of the wall is the kitchen. No obvious signs of what it
>> might connec
> t
>> to inside.
>>
>> This is what's stamped on the body: RITTENHOUSE   5 V.A.   no. 180
>>
>> Photo:www.badongo.com/pic/9826616(black corners are from
>> image-rotation)
>>
>> Thanks for any details. Jim
>
> Looks like the door bell transformer to me.

That rings true, since searching for that brand name brought up links for
old doorbells. Not sure why it's so far from the doorbell itself - at the
kitchen entrance.

Thanks. Jim

== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 3:49 pm
From: Robert Macy

On Jul 2, 3:07 pm, Jim <jim857...@jim.com> wrote:
> Can someone help identify this old device? It's mounted almost 9 feet up
> the wall of a garage in an early 1950's California house, and the other
> side of the wall is the kitchen. No obvious signs of what it might connect
> to inside.
>
> This is what's stamped on the body: RITTENHOUSE   5 V.A.   no. 180
>
> Photo:www.badongo.com/pic/9826616(black corners are from image-rotation)
>
> Thanks for any details. Jim

In the Dining Room, also look for a push button in the floor [may be
covered over now] near where the master would sit. That transformer
may have been the power to ring the maid's bell.

== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 2 2010 3:40 pm
From: Jim

Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in
news:hgps265t8msn4tacjo622uk5cba5urj2f3@4ax.com:

> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:18:05 -0700 (PDT), nesesu
> <neil_sutcliffe@telus.net> put finger to keyboard and composed:
>
>>On Jul 2, 3:07�pm, Jim <jim857...@jim.com> wrote:
>>> Can someone help identify this old device? It's mounted almost 9
>>> feet up the wall of a garage in an early 1950's California house,
>>> and the other side of the wall is the kitchen. No obvious signs of
>>> what it might connect to inside.
>>>
>>> This is what's stamped on the body: RITTENHOUSE � 5 V.A. � no. 180
>>>
>>> Photo:www.badongo.com/pic/9826616(black corners are from
>>> image-rotation)
>>>
>>> Thanks for any details. Jim
>>
>>Looks like the door bell transformer to me.
>>
>>Neil S.
>
> I think I can see Bugle and Bell terminals, so I guess it may be a
> novelty door bell.

The doorbell itself is just a simple two-tone plunger type.

Jim

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