Can anyone identify this "THING"

RivendellProductions · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 11:39 pm Post Subject: Can anyone identify this "THING"

Hi there.

On one wall of my living room (an outside wall, next to patio doors) there is a cream coloured item, quite bulky - about 5 inches high & 4 across.

It has a small 3-way switch at the right hand side of it's face with the top position marked by a square, a circle at the middle position & a star at the bottom. On the left hand side of it's face, it has a long, sliding switch which has a symbol next to it made of several blocks, getting wider nearer the top of it. If you put your ear to it, you can hear a slight electrical hum. None of the switch positions appears to have any effect. I have been in this house for 2 years & have simply covered it with a curtain but it has intrigued me for a while. On the bottom of the unit is the name "RLC1 LIGHT CONTROL UNIT" along with voltage warnings etc.

I think it may be a timer for some outside lights that have been removed, but I'm not sure...

Any ideas???
Gaz

bernardgreen · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:59 am Post Subject:

Not an exact match but may be a modern version

http://www.turbovent.dk/Files/Filer/brochure/engelsk/Rlc1.pdf

JohnD · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 6:22 am Post Subject:

Photo! Photo! Photo!

fathertobe · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:15 pm Post Subject:

THe previous occupant presumably did some 'growing' in the house?

securespark · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:21 pm Post Subject:

It is indeed an exterior lighting controller.

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mdbalson · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 8:00 pm Post Subject:

Any chance of a photo of the switch

We like photos

electrician_19 · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 8:29 pm Post Subject:

I thought at first it could be some dusk-dawn photocontrol.

RivendellProductions · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:00 am Post Subject: Photos

Sorry about the quality, seems as if my camera is on the blink...

and...

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JohnD · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:21 am Post Subject:

Does that say "RACAL?"

Was it always a private house?

davelx · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:35 am Post Subject:

It's made by Racal Guardall - who (used) to make security systems, I think. So maybe associated with a (now removed) alarms system, perhaps.

Searching on the net does not find any further details on this gadget, though

JohnD · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:56 am Post Subject:

fancy that

... I like mugs

edited: I have now started a Mugs album.

ColJack · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:32 pm Post Subject:

seems like an extract fan speed controller..

the square is for vent only ( ie just the louvre's open )
circle is off..
star is fan..

speed controll slider to the left..?

stem · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:35 pm Post Subject:

RACAL (now Thales plc) was established in 1950 by RAmond brown & george CALder. They were an electronics company that at one time owned Chubb. Part of their product range was security lighting that could stand alone or be linked to alarm systems. in 1992 Chubb took the product range when RACAL sold them off to focus on other parts of their business.

Chubb still make lighting security systems.

http://www.chubb.co.uk/chserver/navId/000002009000004

davelx · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 8:59 am Post Subject:

I've just received the installation, test and repair manuals for that lighting system from Guardall. I'll forward them to you if you let me have your e-mail address.

C&GStudent · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:15 am Post Subject:

JohnD wrote:

fancy that

... I like mugs

LMFAO!