Robert Jones Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Home built in 1957, 125 amp Zinsco panel and this box next to it. What are these for? Click to Enlarge 55.05 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 That was a Square D fuse box, but it has been converted to house that transformer. There are 7 or 8 low voltage circuits heading off to different places, so my guess would be low voltage light switches. Were the light switches odd-looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 All of the light switches were the older "push" type... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 That was a Square D fuse box, but it has been converted to house that transformer. There are 7 or 8 low voltage circuits heading off to different places, so my guess would be low voltage light switches. Were the light switches odd-looking? If they were for the switch loops, then where were the relays that they'd control? Or might the lighting circuits themselves have been low voltage? It's certainly a curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Antique alarm system? Thermostats? Toy trains in the attic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 All of the light switches were the older "push" type... When you say "push" type, do you mean rocker switches like any of these? If yes, then I would be pretty sure it's a low voltage switching system transformer. If they were for the switch loops, then where were the relays that they'd control?I've seen quite a few systems that have the relays attached to the individual fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beal73 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Maybe that's not a transformer. Looks like they are red and green wires for telephone use. Maybe this is the demarcation point for telco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Maybe that's not a transformer. Looks like they are red and green wires for telephone use. Maybe this is the demarcation point for telco. Well, it's definitely a transformer, but telephones need to have step-down transformers to work so it could be for a phone system. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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