Another "What is this thing?" thread.....

[Baz]

Just arrived in today's mail from a friend in Maryland. I'll ask him tomorrow what it is intended for, but in the meantime...your guesses?

Maybe something for electronic testing?

[Bill Douglas]

A process of elimination. It's not a Honda VRF part.

[berettafan]

Some sort of jumper doodad?

[sc_rufctr]

Paraphernalia associated with an old Morse Code set.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Paraphernalia associated with an old Morse Code set.

Good thinking Peter.

Yes, it has that "tap tap taptaptap tap tap" look about it.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Baz

Just arrived in today's mail from a friend in Maryland. I'll ask him tomorrow what it is intended for, but in the meantime...your guesses?

Maybe something for electronic testing?

Next time tell yer friend to send his IED trigger/gadget via Fedex instead of the US mail....

Under their radar and more reliable...

Peter might be on to something .... it's a good cover story when yer doorbell rings later too

[Steve Carlton]

I’ve alerted the Feds.

[KFC911]

^^^^ The google server connections did that an hour before Bill Douglas posted

[Baz]

LOL....good stuff - thanks, guys.

Sent an inquiry off to my freind this morning but haven't heard back. Even he might be stumped!

[Steve Carlton]

I'm curious- why did he send it to you?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

I'm curious- why did he send it to you?

We're friends and he's downsizing and will send something if he thinks I can use it.

[Steve Carlton]

Shoot it over to speeder.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Baz

We're friends and he's downsizing and will send something if he thinks I can use it.

Mebbe you can trade it for a doorbell ... fate

[Baz]

His answer, finally......

One of them 'remote battery terminals. The battery on my Crawler and tractor are buried inside. I tap the + poke lead out the side of the cowl and use one of those small electronic chargers to keep'm topped up. Almost everything else is Ground... so I clip it anywhere close. I hate batteries and inflatable tires, so anything I can do...

So, same concept as what I use for trickle charging my motorcycles?

[Baz]

[Steve Carlton]

What a relief to get this mystery solved.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

What a relief to get this mystery solved.

I don't think the Feds are buyin' it

[javadog]

Originally Posted by Baz

His answer, finally......

So, same concept as what I use for trickle charging my motorcycles?

Not exactly. It's probably designed for a particular vehicle to add a remote (more accessible than the battery) set of terminals that could be used to jump start the vehicle. I've had several vehicles that had a similar (though less clunky looking) pair of terminals somewhere in the engine bay.

Your battery tender lead is just for conveniently and quickly hooking up the tender and can't really be used for much of anything else. I suppose you could power an electric vest or something with it, if the vest didn't pull many amps.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by javadog

Not exactly. It's probably designed for a particular vehicle to add a remote (more accessible than the battery) set of terminals that could be used to jump start the vehicle. I've had several vehicles that had a similar (though less clunky looking) pair of terminals somewhere in the engine bay.

Your battery tender lead is just for conveniently and quickly hooking up the tender and can't really be used for much of anything else. I suppose you could power an electric vest or something with it, if the vest didn't pull many amps.

OK thanks.

I was just going by what the guy who made and sent it to me said:

and use one of those small electronic chargers to keep'm topped up.