What are these?

[TheFinisher]

Hi ,
I was given these today along with a bunch of valves and other bits .
Can anyone tell me what they are please.

 

[vinylkid58]

They appear to be resistors. They have values printed on them.

jeff

 

[Jeffh01]

I remember those 😁.
Mostly what I see are high power wire wound resistors with taps.

 

[TheFinisher]

Thanks guys

 

[mickeymoose]

The larger resistors with the multiple taps were often used in old tube radios, with the tube heaters in series. They allowed the radio to be adjusted for the local AC or DC line voltage. E

 

[Mooly]

Before my time but those kind of multi section droppers were common in old valve TV's, in fact everything you show could be from a field engineers kit back in the 70's

 

[Netlist]

were common in old valve TV's

I've seem them in these TV's, am I that old...?

Hugo

 

[Mooly]

Maybe

Here is one in action... those things got HOT HOT HOT. Great for warming pies though

 

[Netlist]

Some more info:
https://www.nearc.net/resources_resistors.htm

Hugo

 

[Netlist]

Maybe

Only 64 but I got the bug when I was 12.

Hugo

 

[captJackSparrow]

OMG, that TV is infested with components, it needs some treatment before it spreads to other devices.

We had those in 80's-90's

 

[Mooly]

Only 64 but I got the bug when I was 12.

Hmmm I'm not that far behind you then, 61.