What the heck are these pieces?

[Wollfen]

So I found these parts together the other day and I am wondering what some of them are, the siren is obvious, but the other two, a bit more mysterious. The rectangular box has "Mulitflash strobe Power supply" on it and input voltage of 10 to 30 volts. The switch unit "American Flyer Lines" with a voltage input range of 8 to 25 volts.
Anybody got any ideas?

 

[commando1]

Model train transformers.
Big rheostats basically.
I remember them.
Nice ebay item$.

 

[Wollfen]

Thanks for tht Stan, I will let the owner know. As for the box, turns out its a police unit, heavy duty light flasher. That's handy, and the siren too.

 

[Samplingman]

Please don't plug that American flyer transformer in!! Unless of course you like that shocking sensation of 110 volts....

 

[thrashingcows]

Very cool items. Learning something new today. ;)

 

[commando1]

Please don't plug that American flyer transformer in!! Unless of course you like that shocking sensation of 110 volts....

I survived that no problem many times as a kid.
Made me the man I am now.
Smart enough to know about electricity.

Don't coddle these kids.

 

[67-Fury]

You got to learn stuff the Hard way sometimes What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Once, Dad Sprayed me down with WD-40 to Protect from Mosquitoes and they stayed away...But the Bumbles bees Didn't. They LOVED the stuff and I got swarmed but I held my own Didn't cry or anything.

 

[Samplingman]

I survived that no problem many times as a kid.
Made me the man I am now.
Smart enough to know about electricity.

Don't coddle these kids.

Yeah, I often give my children exposed aluminum wire and ask them to plug it in, LOL.

The 68 year old insulation on that cord often decays between the two wires. Plug it in and enough resistance is generated to melt it the rest of the way. The user won't realize it until they go to move the throttle. The Metal throttle. I get a lot of people asking me to check out the trains they just inherited from grandpa. First thing I do is tug on the cord, 9 out of ten it comes apart exposing bare wire. Hey, I've got 60 year old transformers that operate like the day they were made, but once that cord goes, all bets are off.

 

[300cruiser]

You got to learn stuff the Hard way sometimes What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Once, Dad Sprayed me down with WD-40 to Protect from Mosquitoes and they stayed away...But the Bumbles bees Didn't. They LOVED the stuff and I got swarmed but I held my own Didn't cry or anything.

Remember soaking ourselves in Musk Oil? It leaked all over my takle box and melted the plastic dividers...can't image what it did to the blood stream.

 

[Pete Kaczmarski]

The other item to the right is a 12 volt police car siren. It is newer electronic model. You would need a siren control head to make it work properly. Most of the time they rust internally.

 

[BIGBARNEYCARS]

AH COMMANDO? Ah little 'lectric poke good for yeah aye. Tell us 'bout the time you pee'd on ah 6 volt single wire cattle fence while visiting grandpa's farm

 

[Big_John]

Yeah, I often give my children exposed aluminum wire and ask them to plug it in, LOL.

The 68 year old insulation on that cord often decays between the two wires. Plug it in and enough resistance is generated to melt it the rest of the way. The user won't realize it until they go to move the throttle. The Metal throttle. I get a lot of people asking me to check out the trains they just inherited from grandpa. First thing I do is tug on the cord, 9 out of ten it comes apart exposing bare wire. Hey, I've got 60 year old transformers that operate like the day they were made, but once that cord goes, all bets are off.

Gotta be pretty easy to replace that cord....

My Dad was an Industrial Electrician. He worked for years at the Lipe clutch plant here in Syracuse. He used to get called in to work in the evenings once in a while and when I got a little older, I used to tag along. I was his "hold the flashlight" helper. He had this great shop right in the center of the plant. It was nicer than the rest of the place by a long shot. So one day I asked why he got the nice shop. He pointed at the high voltage power panels and said he was the only one that would work near them. I happened to be leaning on one at the time... Safe if you knew what was up...

I also saw him get knocked on his butt a couple times fixing tube TV sets when he would accidentally hit the high voltage transformer or the back of the picture tube. Not enough current to kill you, but enough to knock you back. So he wasn't immune...

 

[Wollfen]

The other item to the right is a 12 volt police car siren. It is newer electronic model. You would need a siren control head to make it work properly. Most of the time they rust internally.

The guy said he checked it on a battery and it works, so it should be good i guess.

 

[Wollfen]

Please don't plug that American flyer transformer in!! Unless of course you like that shocking sensation of 110 volts....

I been zapped a few times before, but yeah I wont be plugging it in, I saw the frayed coating and said, nope.

 

[livininharrow]

AH COMMANDO? Ah little 'lectric poke good for yeah aye. Tell us 'bout the time you pee'd on ah 6 volt single wire cattle fence while visiting grandpa's farm

ouch

 

[commando1]

ouch

Nah. A little short circuit to the crown jewels just teaches ya to be careful where ya point that thing.

 

[CanCritter]

Remember soaking ourselves in Musk Oil? It leaked all over my takle box and melted the plastic dividers...can't image what it did to the blood stream.

we used it to strip paint off APC,s

 

[commando1]

OK, so what is "musk oil"?

 

[300cruiser]

It may have been a Canadian-only branded bug repellent (help me out CanCritter). Came in a small bottle and was basically 100% DEET. A small bottle would last 2-3 summers.

 

[Kernel Sanders]

Yes you learned right quick not to get it on your lips. lololol

It may have been a Canadian-only branded bug repellent (help me out CanCritter). Came in a small bottle and was basically 100% DEET. A small bottle would last 2-3 summers. View attachment 62304