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05/14/2014 06:58:18 PM · #6501 Post actions
Originally posted by Spork99:
Originally posted by kirbic:
Ah... safety sensor using a light beam?
it does use a light beam, but it is not a safety device.
Light source for colonoscope/sigmoidoscope?
05/14/2014 08:02:44 PM · #6502 Post actions
is it used to set timing on motors? I am not a car person so I am not knowing the correct car terminology
05/14/2014 08:14:20 PM · #6503 Post actions
tire inflation gauge, probably on a keychain
05/14/2014 08:56:36 PM · #6504 Post actions
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Spork99:
Originally posted by kirbic:
Ah... safety sensor using a light beam?
it does use a light beam, but it is not a safety device.
Light source for colonoscope/sigmoidoscope?
It is definitely not for insertion into the body.
05/14/2014 08:57:42 PM · #6505 Post actions
Originally posted by jgirl57:
is it used to set timing on motors? I am not a car person so I am not knowing the correct car terminology
That's a stroboscope. Similar, but this is the closest answer so far.
05/14/2014 08:58:07 PM · #6506 Post actions
Originally posted by skewsme:
tire inflation gauge, probably on a keychain
Sadly for you, no.
05/14/2014 09:14:34 PM · #6507 Post actions
Something to do with fiber-optic cable?
05/14/2014 10:59:52 PM · #6508 Post actions
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Something to do with fiber-optic cable?
Nope. The non-corded end does emit light, but the source is contained in the silver piece.
To give some sense of size, the aluminum cylinder is about 25mm in diameter
05/15/2014 12:30:37 AM · #6509 Post actions
Sensor for an optical tachometer?
05/15/2014 06:36:36 AM · #6510 Post actions
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Sensor for an optical tachometer?
Bingo!
05/15/2014 09:22:23 AM · #6511 Post actions
Cool. I thought it was a lot smaller than it actually is when you posted the photo, like maybe a sort of BNC style connector. The "Similar to a stroboscope" clue was the key.
I will see if I can find a tougher one than the one I posted last, and put it up tonight.
05/15/2014 09:39:39 AM · #6512 Post actions
I would have never guessed that one, nice to know I was close though
05/15/2014 09:49:08 AM · #6513 Post actions
this is the whole gadget
05/15/2014 10:25:23 AM · #6514 Post actions
aaaa now see, I have seen that before, I just may have gotten that one.. but then again, it would be too easy :-))
05/15/2014 03:14:03 PM · #6515 Post actions
[quote=Spork99] this is the whole gadget...
They are really neat tools, and with a long history. I own an ancient ancestor (ca. 1970) to that tool, a little analog device that measures the rotation speed of a model aircraft engine using reflections off the propeller.
05/15/2014 11:08:45 PM · #6516 Post actions
Most everyone has seen this item.
You can find brand new optical tachs on eBay now for less than $20. It's a handy gadget if you work on things that spin. Message edited by author 2014-05-15 23:10:20.
05/15/2014 11:13:47 PM · #6517 Post actions
Looks like a funnel for motor oil...
05/15/2014 11:33:05 PM · #6518 Post actions
05/15/2014 11:55:01 PM · #6519 Post actions
It's a toilet plunger. AKA "Plumber's Helper".
05/16/2014 01:18:58 AM · #6520 Post actions
05/16/2014 02:03:40 AM · #6521 Post actions
A suction cup type drainage opener
Edit: Oh, Bear already suggested thatMessage edited by author 2014-05-16 02:04:48.
05/16/2014 02:26:15 AM · #6522 Post actions
wire nut for electrical wiring
05/16/2014 07:25:25 AM · #6523 Post actions
Originally posted by jab119:
wire nut for electrical wiring
Ach. That is most certainly it.
05/16/2014 08:25:25 AM · #6524 Post actions
Wire nut. It was in my shirt pocket when I got in from work last night.
jab119 , you're up. Baffle us.
05/16/2014 09:32:03 AM · #6525 Post actions
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Wire nut. It was in my shirt pocket when I got in from work last night.
jab119 , you're up. Baffle us.
ha, let me see what I can dig up