Out of the trash, I got a tower electric room heater, with a fan.
About 18" high, like a loaf of bread standing on its end.

On the plastic grill in back (BACK), there is a little black plastic
4-sided box, (no top or bottom and the box is on its side, so that air
can go from outside the heater to inside) maybe 2x3mm, with maybe a
thin wire going across it and a 2-conductor insulated wire going to
one of the little circuit boards that control it.

On the circuit board the pins that match the connector are labeled
TH.

What do you think TH stands for, what do you think this gizmo is?

The cylindrical plastic fan blade is messed up and I don't want a room
heater anyyhow, so I'm going to throw this away, but I just can't
figure out what that box etc. is for.

Thanks.

micky wrote in
:

Out of the trash, I got a tower electric room heater, with a fan.
About 18" high, like a loaf of bread standing on its end.

On the plastic grill in back (BACK), there is a little black plastic
4-sided box, (no top or bottom and the box is on its side, so that air
can go from outside the heater to inside) maybe 2x3mm, with maybe a
thin wire going across it and a 2-conductor insulated wire going to
one of the little circuit boards that control it.

On the circuit board the pins that match the connector are labeled
TH.

What do you think TH stands for, what do you think this gizmo is?

The cylindrical plastic fan blade is messed up and I don't want a room
heater anyyhow, so I'm going to throw this away, but I just can't
figure out what that box etc. is for.

Thanks.


It's pretty difficult to say without photos. Maybe you can get Danny Dweeb
to do some photos for you?

micky wrote:

Out of the trash, I got a tower electric room heater, with a fan.
About 18" high, like a loaf of bread standing on its end.

On the plastic grill in back (BACK), there is a little black plastic
4-sided box, (no top or bottom and the box is on its side, so that air
can go from outside the heater to inside) maybe 2x3mm, with maybe a
thin wire going across it and a 2-conductor insulated wire going to
one of the little circuit boards that control it.

On the circuit board the pins that match the connector are labeled
TH.

What do you think TH stands for, what do you think this gizmo is?

The cylindrical plastic fan blade is messed up and I don't want a room
heater anyyhow, so I'm going to throw this away, but I just can't
figure out what that box etc. is for.

Thanks.

Thermostat?

micky wrote in
:

Out of the trash, I got a tower electric room heater, with a fan.
About 18" high, like a loaf of bread standing on its end.

On the plastic grill in back (BACK), there is a little black plastic
4-sided box, (no top or bottom and the box is on its side, so that air
can go from outside the heater to inside) maybe 2x3mm, with maybe a
thin wire going across it and a 2-conductor insulated wire going to
one of the little circuit boards that control it.

On the circuit board the pins that match the connector are labeled
TH.

What do you think TH stands for, what do you think this gizmo is?

On any device intended to warm or cool a room, it's a fair bet that "TH" stands for
THermostat.

On Monday, July 1, 2013 2:55:21 PM UTC-4, micky wrote:
Out of the trash, I got a tower electric room heater, with a fan.

About 18" high, like a loaf of bread standing on its end.



On the plastic grill in back (BACK), there is a little black plastic

4-sided box, (no top or bottom and the box is on its side, so that air

can go from outside the heater to inside) maybe 2x3mm, with maybe a

thin wire going across it and a 2-conductor insulated wire going to

one of the little circuit boards that control it.



On the circuit board the pins that match the connector are labeled

TH.



What do you think TH stands for, what do you think this gizmo is?



The cylindrical plastic fan blade is messed up and I don't want a room

heater anyyhow, so I'm going to throw this away, but I just can't

figure out what that box etc. is for.



Thanks.

I'd guess thermostat. The thin wire may be the sensor for the room air and the TH terminal may be the thermostat connection.

On Mon, 1 Jul 2013 12:25:00 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Monday, July 1, 2013 2:55:21 PM UTC-4, micky wrote:
Out of the trash, I got a tower electric room heater, with a fan.

About 18" high, like a loaf of bread standing on its end.



On the plastic grill in back (BACK), there is a little black plastic

4-sided box, (no top or bottom and the box is on its side, so that air

can go from outside the heater to inside) maybe 2x3mm, with maybe a

thin wire going across it and a 2-conductor insulated wire going to

one of the little circuit boards that control it.



On the circuit board the pins that match the connector are labeled

TH.



What do you think TH stands for, what do you think this gizmo is?



The cylindrical plastic fan blade is messed up and I don't want a room

heater anyyhow, so I'm going to throw this away, but I just can't

figure out what that box etc. is for.



Thanks.

I'd guess thermostat. The thin wire may be the sensor for the room air and the TH terminal may be the thermostat connection.

Well, you all agree, so that must be it. Frankly I can't even see
the wire, even with a magnifying glass, but i figure it must be there,
since I don't think the black plastic box could be doing anything.

I'm used to bimetal strip thermostats that are as big as a thimble. Of
coure that kind is complete in itself. This kind would depend on
components on the board or in the IC. If this design works, that
would be good.

Thanks all.

micky wrote:
Out of the trash, I got a tower electric room heater, with a fan.
About 18" high, like a loaf of bread standing on its end.

On the plastic grill in back (BACK), there is a little black plastic
4-sided box, (no top or bottom and the box is on its side, so that air
can go from outside the heater to inside) maybe 2x3mm, with maybe a
thin wire going across it and a 2-conductor insulated wire going to
one of the little circuit boards that control it.

On the circuit board the pins that match the connector are labeled
TH.

What do you think TH stands for, what do you think this gizmo is?

The cylindrical plastic fan blade is messed up and I don't want a room
heater anyyhow, so I'm going to throw this away, but I just can't
figure out what that box etc. is for.

Thanks.

Hmm,
Thermostat?