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Hi folks,
I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris |
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:23:15 -0700, Christopher Tidy wrote:
Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris I could probably come up with a dozen different things that it could be. Most likely it's a relay that's actuated remotely from the computer, although it could be some other sort of actuator, a sensor's signal conditioner, or a kludge to tape over an 'oops'. -- Tim Wescott Control systems and communications consulting http://www.wescottdesign.com Need to learn how to apply control theory in your embedded system? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" by Tim Wescott Elsevier/Newnes, http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html |
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"Christopher Tidy" wrote in message ups.com... Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris I know this!!!! It's an unknown car part!!!! (God, I'm bored) Rob |
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Christopher Tidy wrote:
Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Where in the car was it? Bob |
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Processed the image, appears to be a rather high amp relay with some
signal processing components. Could operate any number of devices, like door locks or roof retraction. No way to tell. JR Dweller in the cellar Christopher Tidy wrote: Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes Doubt yourself, and the real world will eat you alive The world doesn't revolve around you, it revolves around me No skeletons in the closet; just decomposing corpses -------------------------------------------------------------- Dependence is Vulnerability: -------------------------------------------------------------- "Open the Pod Bay Doors please, Hal" "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.." |
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:23:15 -0700, Christopher Tidy
wrote: Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris It's a relay device of some sort - possibly from the lock circuit. Part number ould help -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Chris, like some other replies suggest, the module's function could be for
almost anything on a late-model vehicle, as they typically have almost insane numbers of electronic circuits. From it's appearance, my first guess would be the windshield wiper intermittent duty/delay module, which would very likely include the relay (black cube) and about a dozen-or-two components (including perhaps a 555 timer IC). For it to be the WS wiper delay module, I would expect it to require more than 3 pins for the connector, although there may be another row of pins below the 3 visible ones. WB .......... metalworking projects www.kwagmire.com/metal_proj.html "Christopher Tidy" wrote in message ups.com... Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris |
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On Oct 27, 9:23?pm, Christopher Tidy
wrote: . Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris Airbag deployment sensor |
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According to Christopher Tidy :
Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. I don't really *know*, but if you will accept a *guess*, I would guess that it is a turn signal flasher. The old ones were a thermal relay which changed speed when one of the lamps was burnt out. The electronic ones like this are stable in flash rate even when a lamp is burnt out. Enjoy, DoN. -- Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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"DoN. Nichols" wrote:
According to Christopher Tidy: Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. I don't really *know*, but if you will accept a *guess*, I would guess that it is a turn signal flasher. The old ones were a thermal relay which changed speed when one of the lamps was burnt out. The electronic ones like this are stable in flash rate even when a lamp is burnt out. Then you can't tell when yer bulb is burnt out (other than noticing the horns). I guess it's progress, eh? Jon |
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:55:25 -0700, "Jon Danniken"
wrote: "DoN. Nichols" wrote: According to Christopher Tidy: Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. I don't really *know*, but if you will accept a *guess*, I would guess that it is a turn signal flasher. The old ones were a thermal relay which changed speed when one of the lamps was burnt out. The electronic ones like this are stable in flash rate even when a lamp is burnt out. Then you can't tell when yer bulb is burnt out (other than noticing the horns). I guess it's progress, eh? Jon I was under the impression (at least in the UK) that there was _required_ to be an indication of when a light was out, just as the electronic flashers also have a piezo sounder to give a failsafe indication that the turn signals are operational. Mark Rand RTFM |
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:41:54 -0700, JR North
wrote: Processed the image, appears to be a rather high amp relay with some signal processing components. Could operate any number of devices, like door locks or roof retraction. No way to tell. JR Dweller in the cellar Christopher Tidy wrote: Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris It looks a lot like a volvo fuel pump relay. So its probably a Shapeshifter Fire Control relay from a Minigun. Gunner "[L]iberals are afraid to state what they truly believe in, for to do so would result in even less votes than they currently receive. Their methodology is to lie about their real agenda in the hopes of regaining power, at which point they will do whatever they damn well please. The problem is they have concealed and obfuscated for so long that, as a group, they themselves are no longer sure of their goals. They are a collection of wild-eyed splinter groups, all holding a grab-bag of dreams and wishes. Some want a Socialist, secular-humanist state, others the repeal of the Second Amendment. Some want same sex/different species marriage, others want voting rights for trees, fish, coal and bugs. Some want cradle to grave care and complete subservience to the government nanny state, others want a culture that walks in lockstep and speaks only with intonations of political correctness. I view the American liberals in much the same way I view the competing factions of Islamic fundamentalists. The latter hate each other to the core, and only join forces to attack the US or Israel. The former hate themselves to the core, and only join forces to attack George Bush and conservatives." --Ron Marr |
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Christopher Tidy wrote in
ups.com: Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris My best guess would be a part of the 5 mph auto-lock system. -- Anthony You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make better idiots. Remove sp to reply via email |
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Well, Google returns the home page of the Honda Lock Company,
who make locks and other stuff for Honda and other cars and bikes. Good starting point? /mark Christopher Tidy wrote: Hi folks, I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Best wishes, Chris |
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I found the part loose in the
passenger footwell of the car. Someone else probably pulled it loose before I got there. I found the Honda Lock Mfg Co's website, but it wasn't much good to me as it's in Japanese. I zoomed in closer on one of the pictures I took and got this view of the label: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/...part_label.jpg Anyone know what that means? There appears to be some kind of connection diagram on it. Best wishes, Chris |
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I've now posted the question to the group rec.autos.makers.honda, so
we can see if anyone there knows for sure. Best wishes, Chris |
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:15:35 -0700, Christopher Tidy
wrote: I've now posted the question to the group rec.autos.makers.honda, so we can see if anyone there knows for sure. Best wishes, Chris It looks like possibly a thermal overload relay (safety relay) for power windows or sunroof???? -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Hi folks,
I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because I was curious to know what it was. Here it is: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it being part of a locking system. Anyone know? I'm curious. Looks like the timer relay for a factory alarm. -- Steve W. Near Cooperstown, New York NRA Member Pacifism - The theory that if they'd fed Jeffrey Dahmer enough human flesh, he'd have become a vegan. |
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Thanks for the opinions. Looks like it's a relay of some sort...but what
kind...who knows? :-) Best wishes, Chris |
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:03:29 -1000, Rick Frazier
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On 28 Oct 2007 03:34:20 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, (DoN. Nichols) quickly quoth: I don't really *know*, but if you will accept a *guess*, I would guess that it is a turn signal flasher. Yeah, prolly a flasher or relay. The old ones were a thermal relay which changed speed when one of the lamps was burnt out. The electronic ones like this are stable in flash rate even when a lamp is burnt out. Probably to the enjoyment of the law enforcement communities. Now you don't know you have a burnt out bulb until you're pulled over and ticketed. -- We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. -- Etty Hillesum Actually, most recent vintage japanese and american cars and trucks have flasher circuits that are designed to blink faster when there is a bulb out. This is often the only way you'll know you have a bulb out, as most people never walk around their cars. As you might imagine, a fast flashing turn signal will nearly always get you a "courtesy stop" if a cop sees you, which can result in a bonus for them if you happen to have any problems outstanding. The old thermal flashers were of two types, one a simple two-prong device about as tall as it's diameter with a thermal disc that was heated by the current flowing through it. It would "pop" over and break the circuit after a bit of time, then cool and reset the circuit. This type would stop blinking, or blink really slowly when a bulb was out. using one of these and connecting a trailer (additional bulb(s)) would result in a really fast blinking... The second type was usually two to three times diameter and often with three terminals actually contained a timer of sorts and relay, and was often sold for "trailering" where there were more bulb. These typically had a relatively constant rate that didn't depend on the load, as long as at least one bulb was working. This type was bad because you couldn't tell if a bulb ws out, but was good because you didn't need to swap the flasher when you hooked up the trailer... --Rick A little further OT, I was following an old geezer ( I'm one too) one day when he stopped at a light and, even though he had a couple 8" dia. lights in his back window ( I had mounted cheap "clearance" lights in mine - this was just after the birth of "eye level brake lights, and I had an older vehicle) there was not a sign of brake light. I walked up and mentioned this deficiency to him and his reply was "Damned fuse must have blown again!" Apparently he didn't comprehend the fact that his wonderful, super large, eye level brake lights might draw a lot more power than the original equipment. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:03:29 -1000, Rick Frazier wrote: Actually, most recent vintage japanese and american cars and trucks have flasher circuits that are designed to blink faster when there is a bulb out. ......as have all European ones since 1980 Maybe you guys were too busy getting men to the moon but your car technology has seriously lagged the rest of the world :) -- |
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