What is it?

[onanparts]

First one to ID this gets absolutely nothing...

[dgd]

Easy. These are the pulse actuators that prime the flux capacitor.
They look like genuine Mr Fusion parts and not the doc's protos.

[niel]

guessing maybe vacuum caps or a specialty tube. i can't see the backside if there's another set of contacts or have reference to the actual size of them.

[boB]

I tend to agree with Niel.  vacuum variable capacitors ?

At first I was thinking what DGD was saying  (spark gap triggers) but looking
at the shafts, I would say caps.

boB

[Vern Faulkner]

IIiiiiii'm gonna go in another direction, and suggest some kind of magnetic actuator - a piston.

[Halfcrazy]

Yep me to as the shafts have holes in the end for a pin and they do not seem to be turned the same (Indicating they can turn)

[onanparts]

I tend to agree with Niel.  vacuum variable capacitors ?

At first I was thinking what DGD was saying  (spark gap triggers) but looking
at the shafts, I would say caps.

boB

VVC is the correct answer. Neil & boB will receive nothing for their efforts as promised. No salesman will call and no vinyl discs were harmed in order to bring you this tooney lunes presentation.

[dgd]

VVC?  I can see how this mistake occurs. These first appeared about 1985 in various devices. Initially purpose unknown, testing showed a variable capacitance based on a vacuum contained actuator.
It was only later discovered that this was in fact an ionic chamber with inertial damping, purpose unknown. When a Caltech intern, late for a review meeting with his professor, had the device on the front seat of his 1978 Porsche 911s, he was surprised to notice the device 'alive and profusely discharging energy like a miniature lightening storm', when he exceeded the speed limit to 88mph.

Dgd

[cpm]

It's unfortunate that you posted these images.

If we're lucky, they've not been propagated across the internet yet and you can take them down. If Dr Emilio Lizardo sees these, then it's practically unavoidable that a new oscillation overthruster will be built, and we all know how that will end.

Please take these images down, and get these two remaining units to the nearest outpost of the Blue Blaze Irregulars, so they can be secured properly.

We're talking major baby bangs here, red lectroids , , bad news.

[onanparts]

Formulating theories on n-dimensional non-euclidean geometry may get you in trouble with the Barsoomians. You have all been warned.

[cpm]

Formulating theories on n-dimensional non-euclidean geometry may get you in trouble with the Barsoomians. You have all been warned.

Let's just not go there.

I need to go drop off the laundry.

[onanparts]

Pick up a spare continua device after you are done with that laundry. Thanks!

[niel]

hey boB, being we get nothing here's your pat on the back and you can give one to me.

[boB]

hey boB, being we get nothing here's your pat on the back and you can give one to me.

And here's yours, Niel...   

[onanparts]

Lets make this one a little more difficult. Guessing the function is not going to be enough. Looking for model and manufacturer. Perhaps a clue? boB & Robin are indirectly connected somehow.