I just moved into the Hampshire House last week and can't figure out why this thing is in my wall. I've asked an electrician, google, the real estate agent (unfortunately the seller left the country and is hard to reach and he also had tenants after he moved out so he's not a sure answer anyway) as well as all my facebook friends and no one has a clue as to what this is for.
Bad cellphone photo:
Its a circuit board, hardwired directly into the electrical system. My friend uninstalled it and nothing adverse has happened... yet. The facebook consensus was that it was a government or organized crime listening device (albeit a rather conspicuously placed one
). The one serial number I could get off one of the things on the board brought up timers on google.
Someone went to some trouble to install it, make a plate cover and etc. for it so I'd hate to toss it if it has some practical purpose... I just can't figure what purpose that might be. Misc details that are probably unrelated but since it was on my electrical system... I think this building was built late '30s, I have no phone jack in the place, no electrical outlets in the bathroom but I have 7 circuit breakers for a 1 bedroom and while this was installed in the entryway it happened to be on the same breaker as my refrigerator.
Anyone here have an answer or theories?
