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05/14/2014 02:58:18 PM · #6501 |
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? |
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05/14/2014 04:02:44 PM · #6502 |
| is it used to set timing on motors? I am not a car person so I am not knowing the correct car terminology |
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05/14/2014 04:14:20 PM · #6503 |
| tire inflation gauge, probably on a keychain |
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05/14/2014 04:56:36 PM · #6504 |
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. |
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05/14/2014 04:57:42 PM · #6505 |
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. |
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05/14/2014 04:58:07 PM · #6506 |
Originally posted by skewsme:
tire inflation gauge, probably on a keychain |
Sadly for you, no. |
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05/14/2014 05:14:34 PM · #6507 |
| Something to do with fiber-optic cable? |
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05/14/2014 06:59:52 PM · #6508 |
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
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05/14/2014 08:30:37 PM · #6509 |
| Sensor for an optical tachometer? |
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05/15/2014 02:36:36 AM · #6510 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Sensor for an optical tachometer? |
Bingo!
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05/15/2014 05:22:23 AM · #6511 |
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. |
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05/15/2014 05:39:39 AM · #6512 |
| I would have never guessed that one, nice to know I was close though |
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05/15/2014 05:49:08 AM · #6513 |
this is the whole gadget
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05/15/2014 06:25:23 AM · #6514 |
| aaaa now see, I have seen that before, I just may have gotten that one.. but then again, it would be too easy :-)) |
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05/15/2014 11:14:03 AM · #6515 |
[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.
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05/15/2014 07:08:45 PM · #6516 |
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. |
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05/15/2014 07:13:47 PM · #6517 |
| Looks like a funnel for motor oil... |
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05/15/2014 07:33:05 PM · #6518 |
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05/15/2014 07:55:01 PM · #6519 |
| It's a toilet plunger. AKA "Plumber's Helper". |
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05/15/2014 09:18:58 PM · #6520 |
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05/15/2014 10:03:40 PM · #6521 |
A suction cup type drainage opener
Edit: Oh, Bear already suggested that
Message edited by author 2014-05-16 02:04:48. |
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05/15/2014 10:26:15 PM · #6522 |
| wire nut for electrical wiring |
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05/16/2014 03:25:25 AM · #6523 |
Originally posted by jab119:
wire nut for electrical wiring |
Ach. That is most certainly it. |
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05/16/2014 04:25:25 AM · #6524 |
Wire nut. It was in my shirt pocket when I got in from work last night.
 jab119, you're up. Baffle us. |
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05/16/2014 05:32:03 AM · #6525 |
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 |
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