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It's the handle of a water kettle. Behind the circuit board is nothing. There is also no other circuit board in the kettle. Is the yellow thing the beeper? Thanks for any help πŸ™

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe I see a relay, capacitors, diodes and an inductor. Nothing beepy

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Weird huh? Any idea where they hide that fucker, it's loud like a friggin fire alarm πŸ˜–

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

i would follow the wires until you find either a black plastic cylinder around 5-10mm in diameter with a hole on top, or a brass-colored disc around an inch in diameter. that would most likely be a piezo speaker.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A lot of kettles use sound to indicate state. If you're nervous you should alert your local authorities rather than wait. Better safe than sorry.

Edit: Sorry folks. I thought op meant beeper as in the radio device. It's late where I am and I'm tired, hah. Was just trying to encourage a bit of safety.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess the local authorities really like tea?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Oh lord, I thought op meant beeper as in the radio device. I'm an idiot.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A LOT OF KETTLES USE SOUND TO INDICATE STATE. IF YOU'RE NERVOUS YOU SHOULD ALERT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES RATHER THAN WAIT. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if i didnt removed it, it would only have been a question of time until someone had to call the cops...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do beeper services even exist anymore? I would think they all got displaced by cell phones long ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I believe they are used in some emergency situations because they use less bandwidth than cellphones and will work when other services won’t.