Unknown electromechanical air oscillator: what is it?

In a power supply unit, I found an electromechanical part that I had never seen before and whose function is completely unclear to me. It is a Hoefer 500xt power supply (google for pictures) Inside is a part with two "wings" that hum when switched on and wave back and forth at a 50Hz rate….

Why cable rating in max. A, resistance in max. W?

Hello, Why are max. values ​​for cables in amperes, but for resistors in watts? Don't cables also heat up due to their resistance? What's different about this compared to wire-wound resistors, where amperes are the deciding factor for cables? And a completely different question: With potentiometers, the maximum possible power (usually 2W) decreases the further…