I have some old electronic parts that I don't know what they are.
Anyone know? Plus are they worth saving or should I toss them.
Thanks

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The right hand picture is a pile of metal rectifiers.

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Yeah those are selenium diodes. Not sure about other two but seems like I've seen them somewhere. I would save them if you have room. You could put them on E-bay and see if they sell. Maybe someone has some old equipment they need to fix.

That one in the middle now. I know I've seen that. Just can't place it. I do believe it is a mechanical part. The one on the left looks like it has two pins. Probably another diode.

 

I have more detailed photos at this location:

http://www.esnips.com/web/OldElectronicParts

Thanks for your help

 

The one on the left is a line ballast (WW resistor?).
The middle one looks like a solenoid.
The ones on the right are selenium rectifiers as already mentioned.

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hi,
I'll go with that assessment.

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Warm water resistor??

Robert-Jan

 

I also feel some sort of warmer resistors like the ones used in bakery to keep products at a standard temperature, and shielded for safety. doesn't appear to be a solinoid. it is a mountable warmer resistor perhaps

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hi,

Wire Wound resistor.

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Thanks

My english term o logy is in an always updating mode

Robert-Jan

 

The 'line ballast' was used in old AC radios to reduce the line voltage to the value required by the series string of filaments.

 

Oh ! So big and an encased resistor ? perhaps it is used in some countries. the radios we saw including Philips and Murphy were having open resistor mounted vertically.

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Same here - if it's enclosed like that theres a GOOD reason for it, it must be mounted externally on something.

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Can you measure them with an ohmmeter? That should narrow down the possibilities.