Anyone ever see one of these?
#1
Anyone ever see one of these?

This says I have a photo attached but not sure. In any case this thing is on a cable that suspends a fluorescent light from the ceiling. It slides easily up the cable, sort of a ratchet effect, but will not come down. I need to know how to release it to lower the fixture.
#5
I tried unscrewing the knurled cylinder from the top piece, grabbing each with pliers--no luck. I also tried rotating the entire assembly while holding the cable to see if it would release, again nothing. The top piece has a screwdriver type slot (not visible in photo) which you can't get a screwdriver in due to the cable emerging thru it. I wonder if this came with a tiny spanner wrench that would fit the slot. At 72 I've seen a lot of things, but never this.