Unidentified electrical (?) fitting....

[gk141054]

Hi guys, this may be in the wrong section by virtue of the fact I haven't got a clue what I'm looking at, but seemed the best place to start...

I have these unidentified little white boxes ( for want of a better term) in my house with wires going to them, but I've no idea what they are. Anyone ever seen them before or got an idea what they might be?

The writing on them off German but doesn't mean much when translated in Google.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[333rocky333]

Where are they on a laminate floor, some sort of Underfloor heating connection maybe

 

[Robin0577]

They appear to be 2 Pin DIN type loudspeaker sockets, very popular in the 70s & 80s, relatively unusual now. This is the matching plug... https://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-2-pin-din-plug-with-screw-connections-fm42v

 

[rsgaz]

DIN speaker connections have a flat pin and a round pin...

 

[333rocky333]

never noticed that, I have seen outlets in houses before to plug speakers in, the other end of the wires behind the tv or hifi

 

[JohnW2]

DIN speaker connections have a flat pin and a round pin...

They do, and the OP's 'boxes' have a flat hole and a round hole.

Kind Regards, John

 

[rsgaz]

They do, and the OP's 'boxes' have a flat hole and a round hole.

I know, John!! I wasn't contradicting Robin0577, he posted about 5 seconds before me, so I hadn't seen it. I was showing the OP what they probably are, because I'm still not 100%.

 

[JohnW2]

I know, John!! I wasn't contradicting Robin0577, he posted about 5 seconds before me, so I hadn't seen it. I was showing the OP what they probably are, because I'm still not 100%.

Oh, sorry. I did, indeed, think you were disagreeing with Robin - my apologies!

Kind Regards, John

 

[mattylad]

And where do the other ends of the wires go?

 

[crystal ball]

To a listening device next door

 

[gk141054]

Thanks guys, the wires go under the floor. Think I'll pluck up the courage to go under into the crawl spaces next week and try to trace the wires back...

 

[ban-all-sheds]

the writing on them off German but doesn't mean much when translated in Google.

What does the translation say?

 

[mwatsonxx]

What does the translation say?

the writing on them off German but doesn't mean much when translated in Google.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Yet again you show just how bad you are at this.

 

[JohnD]

can you clean them up or tell us the words? I can't make it out.

But if we agree they are probably speaker connections, the two together are probably the L&R and are probably positioned near where the amplifier used to be. There will probably be (or have been) another L&R, one on each position where speakers used to be.

I doubt they are any use now. If it was me I would probably remove the sockets, and as much cable as I could reach.