Found this electrical-looking box in the basement of our very old house… has an odd-looking rust on it. Anyone know what this is?
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1Is it connected to anything? Picture partly shows some wires but if in use they should not be exposed like that. Unless low voltage, but very old houses have time for folks to leave non-compliant hacks, so never assume... If electrical, there should be printing on it to provide specifications. Presumably out of sight from this angle.– EcnerwalCommented Apr 3, 2022 at 2:56
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2It could be a lot of things but with only 1 angle it’s really hard to guess what do you consider a very old house? Some would say the 60’s is old I would not say very old until the Victorian era, what is your classification?– Ed BealCommented Apr 3, 2022 at 4:24
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2It's a farval valve used to route/control blinker fluid or a flux capacitor. Sorry, couldn't resist ! Seriously though a few more pics would help us determine what it might be. I've never seen anything like that before.– George AndersonCommented Apr 3, 2022 at 9:55
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1Pretty normal overall "look" for WWII and onwards military/aviation "canned" components - transformer, capacitor - possibly oil filled (a typical reason for the can.) Shape is a bit unusual, but not wildly so. Different views would demystify it quickly.– EcnerwalCommented Apr 3, 2022 at 11:40
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2Is the white, wire-looking piece on the left of the can actually attached to it? If so, where does that white wire go? Are there any other wires attached to it? What's so odd about that rust? It looks perfectly normal for surface rust on an old, sheet-metal item.– FreeManCommented Apr 3, 2022 at 13:26
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