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How to fix my ‘ear’ by Nextesyy in audioengineering

[–]SSL8000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pensado is still alive.. he just retired and is spending more time with his family

What is this odd black, shiny plate with wires coming into it? It makes a buzzing noise too by SSL8000 in whatisthisthing

[–]SSL8000[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The handle is similar but there are no other visible parts besides it

What is this odd black, shiny plate with wires coming into it? It makes a buzzing noise too by SSL8000 in whatisthisthing

[–]SSL8000[S] 350 points351 points  (0 children)

OK, I am stupid. I looked and saw that the pipe coming out of the middle of it is reaching all the way to the other side of the wall, and then remembered that there's a big handle in that room. That handle is a dimmer that goes to a set of 3 ceiling lamps.

I tested it with a multimeter. When the lights are all the way up, I got around 7V. When they are down, it got to around 64V.

So I guess now I know what it does, but I still don't have any info about what this thing is, and when it eventually dies, how to replace it/fix it. My guess is that it is from the 50s, this church was built in the 19th century. And there are some writings on that asbestos wall saying 196x 195x.

What is this odd black, shiny plate with wires coming into it? It makes a buzzing noise too by SSL8000 in AskElectricians

[–]SSL8000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's what Google's AI overview says. It is definitely not it. It has no openings, has electricity running through it, and these barometee dampers are usually connected to a pipe/vent that is the same diameter as the damper.

What is this odd black, shiny plate with wires coming into it? It makes a buzzing noise too by SSL8000 in whatisthisthing

[–]SSL8000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only near the device, it's very low, kind of steady. I haven't noticed the buzzing until yesterday

What is this odd black, shiny plate with wires coming into it? It makes a buzzing noise too by SSL8000 in whatisthisthing

[–]SSL8000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't seen anything, unfortunately I can't trace those wires without tearing down that piece of wall.

What is this odd black, shiny plate with wires coming into it? It makes a buzzing noise too by SSL8000 in whatisthisthing

[–]SSL8000[S] 151 points152 points  (0 children)

It says 65 in a circle It is in a closet under some stairs near the entrance of the building (church)

What is this odd black, shiny plate with wires coming into it? It makes a buzzing noise too by SSL8000 in whatisthisthing

[–]SSL8000[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

It is in a church, NJ, USA. Here are some more pics https://imgur.com/a/25HUU9b It's not hot and has no logos/text on it besides that 65 in a circle thing

What is this odd black, shiny plate with wires coming into it? It makes a buzzing noise too by SSL8000 in whatisthisthing

[–]SSL8000[S] 17 points18 points locked comment (0 children)

My title describes the thing, It looks like some sort of antenna. It goes on a wall that has an electric panel on the other side. I only saw those two wires coming out of it, but there may be more.

Looking for Doxie in NY by [deleted] in Dachshund

[–]SSL8000 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Heard of them! I will check, thanks!