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05-29-2006, 11:17 AM
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Hello. I've been looking online for any information about a few things I found at what appears to be an abandoned military plant of some sort in Rochester NY. One of the objects I found is a small hexagonal cylinder made of a clear plastic, with "CHANDLER-EVANS CORP. SO. MERIDEN CONN U.S.A." printed on one side. I searched for Chandler Evans online and found that they seemed to have a hand in creating aircraft components, so it's a fair assumption that this has something to do with that. The tube looks as though it's filled with tiny quartz crystals, and on the opposite side it says "PROTEK-PLUG", but I can't find out what that is via my online research. It seems to be sealed with an orange cap.
This may be completely unrelated to aircraft in any way (I'm honestly not sure), so I apologize if this post is misplaced on these forums. This might also be far too vague to ever figure out. But if anyone has any ideas about what this thing is, I'd be appreciative. | 
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05-29-2006, 11:58 AM
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| Do you have any pictures of it?
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05-29-2006, 12:06 PM
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Country: | I should be able to take a picture of it later today. My camera's batteries are dead, but I'm planning on returning to the site where I found it today to do some photography, so I ought to have some batteries by then. I hope.
A quick search online brings up no images of the object, so I'll definitely need to take a photo and upload it. | |
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05-29-2006, 02:08 PM
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#4 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Yes because a photo would really help, chances are someone here will know what it is by the photo.
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08-04-2006, 03:08 PM
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Country:  | Chandler-Evans made Carburetors for the Alison range of engines under the CECO brand. NASM
Down the bottom under "Engine Data Plates", 2nd line in the middle.
That was possibly one of many things they made.
Also listed here under Government Funded ww2 industries O - P : Selected Gov't Funded WWII Industries Engine, Hydraulics, Fuel Systems2
Has a Chandelr Evans Fuel pump picture.
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04-18-2007, 12:27 AM
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Country:  | Could the quartz be to carry a charge? People talk about quartz watches. Alternatively it may not be to do with aircraft but perhaps ground vehicles as quartz crystals would need to be close together to make sure they don't get flung around in flight on an aircraft... | |
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04-18-2007, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by HealzDevo  Could the quartz be to carry a charge? People talk about quartz watches. Alternatively it may not be to do with aircraft but perhaps ground vehicles as quartz crystals would need to be close together to make sure they don't get flung around in flight on an aircraft... | No, the quartz crystals power the flux capacitors... 
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04-18-2007, 09:32 AM
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Here is a little suggested reading about quartz crystals and how they are used in watches... Howstuffworks "How Quartz Watches Work"
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04-22-2007, 08:02 PM
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Country: | Okay, wasn't aware of how exactly the quartz crystals worked | |
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09-19-2007, 09:18 PM
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Country: | I know this is an old question, but I just joined the site. This sounds like a silica moisture absorbing device. Used when shipping or storing stuff like A/C instruments, sights, and carbs, etc... to keep the wet out of the internals where it would ruin the part, hence the " Protek " Plug name.
Last edited by SHAEF1944 : 09-19-2007 at 09:22 PM.
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09-30-2007, 01:30 PM
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Country:  | Sounds likely - we had a similar 'plug' on the fuze of the Bloodhound missile - It was held in place by 4 screws, had a cylindrical body with a gauze filter on the part which stuck inside the fuze, and a square top on the outside. The top part had a small glass window to allow inspection of the crystals which changed colour on contact with water...
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