What is it?

[onanparts]

DC-DC Converter?

DC-DC converter is correct but I knew that part would be too easy....thus the "what is it for" was specified.

There are PV inputs for the battery/batteries...... A clue...sort of....Alice and a bus.

[boB]

DC-DC Converter?

DC-DC converter is correct but I knew that part would be too easy....thus the "what is it for" was specified.

There are PV inputs for the battery/batteries...... A clue...sort of....Alice and a bus.

AhA !  With all of the conformal coating on that board, it looks like it is made for a harsh environment.

And with the Clue, I am going to guess "Alices' Restaurant" especially since it is near to Thanksgiving...

"Bus" meaning the VW microbus that is...

So....

Circuit board for one of those solar garbage compactors that normally sits in a park  maybe ?

But how/where would you get one of those ?

boB

[onanparts]

DC-DC Converter?

DC-DC converter is correct but I knew that part would be too easy....thus the "what is it for" was specified.

There are PV inputs for the battery/batteries...... A clue...sort of....Alice and a bus.

AhA !  With all of the conformal coating on that board, it looks like it is made for a harsh environment.

And with the Clue, I am going to guess "Alices' Restaurant" especially since it is near to Thanksgiving...

"Bus" meaning the VW microbus that is...

Wrong Alice boB.....

So....

Circuit board for one of those solar garbage compactors that normally sits in a park  maybe ?

Nope.

But how/where would you get one of those ?

boB

[boB]

DC-DC Converter?

DC-DC converter is correct but I knew that part would be too easy....thus the "what is it for" was specified.

There are PV inputs for the battery/batteries...... A clue...sort of....Alice and a bus.

AhA !  With all of the conformal coating on that board, it looks like it is made for a harsh environment.

And with the Clue, I am going to guess "Alices' Restaurant" especially since it is near to Thanksgiving...

"Bus" meaning the VW microbus that is...

Wrong Alice boB.....

So....

Circuit board for one of those solar garbage compactors that normally sits in a park  maybe ?

Nope.

But how/where would you get one of those ?

boB

Darn !

[mike90045]

Conformal coating, gold plate everywhere, very spiffy and good finish. Not spacecraft connectors, so maybe some sort of test gear from HP or Tek .  4 channels of something and just 1 nifty inductor visible.

[onanparts]

This is several of the PV panels that feed the input on the....oops...forgot to mention, MPPT DC-DC converter. Somebody had to know that?

boB, indirectly you hit the nail almost on the head with the Garbage Compactor guess. Heavy on the indirect connection. You have a habit of doing that, getting close to the fire promptly that is. June 1st, can't smell and Orange are more clues. 

[phxmark]

It it one of the boards from a solar roadway module?

[onanparts]

It it one of the boards from a solar roadway module?

Nope. Maybe another pic? 

[Westbranch]

with that "Watchdog" imprint is it a MN product? definitely a CC

[onanparts]

with that "Watchdog" imprint is it a MN product? definitely a CC

This project is so secret even boB and Robyn don't know about it.....

Another pic. This "should" give it away.....maybe? 

[boB]

Some kind of robot ?

[onanparts]

Some kind of robot ?

Hmmmm....no arms/legs/wheels/servos etc. so .....nope.

Does have a camera though....and it can hear.  Maybe a better pic? DITL test is next month.

[phxmark]

BUMP!  We are still trying to figure this on out.

[phxmark]

Part of a cube sat?   <---- This is my first choice of what it would be.

Drone payload?

Weather Balloon Payload?

Just some guesses.

[Westbranch]

well that does look like a half of a wooden clothes peg at the lower left, so maybe.... on second thought no its too big if the 'length ' of the satellite is 3 inches...
from Wiki The cube-shaped satellites are approximately four inches long, have a volume of about one quart

but maybe as per this pic