Featured Ballast? Or not. Maybe not even antique?

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  1. AntiqueAnimals

    AntiqueAnimals Active Member

    Hi friends,
    My husband brought home a few more finds from his mold removal job and this silver thing. Some in an old unmarked box with another mounting part- but no words.

    he thinks it’s an old style light hanger. I can’t picture what he’s talking about. Can anyone tell me what it is? What it’s for?

    Thanks!!

     
    AntiqueAnimals, Sep 12, 2020
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  2. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Cute bunny, but it doesn't help if we/I don't know the actual size of a Dwarf bunny!!!!!:rolleyes:
     
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  3. AntiqueAnimals

    AntiqueAnimals Active Member

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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    mounting bracket for a lighting fixture...........i like yer husband !
     
    komokwa, Sep 12, 2020
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  5. AntiqueAnimals

    AntiqueAnimals Active Member

    Oh that’s an F
    Okay so the whole thing is called a ballast? Please explain like I’m 5...
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    depends what's inside the cup....

    In a fluorescent lighting system, the ballast regulates the current to the lamps and provides sufficient voltage to start the lamps. Without a ballast to limit its current, a fluorescent lamp connected directly to a high voltage power source would rapidly and uncontrollably increase its current draw...

    I've seen those two screws before ...for wires that go from one base to another with several low voltage mini lamps strung across the wires..
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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  8. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    BUNNY!!!

    Awwwww...

    *clutches heart*

    Sweet, sweet fluffiness!

    Perfect size-comparison.
     
    Shangas, Sep 13, 2020
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Maybe we do, but adorableness doesn't translate to size.:)

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  10. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Curious bunny. Does it look at everything new?
     
    KikoBlueEyes, Sep 13, 2020
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