Restoring a light, and need 6 of these. I'm sure I can get them from Grainer of McMaster.. but.. I have no idea what the heck they're called.
Anyone know what it's called?
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What is this plug?
by coyttl on Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:45 pm
Hey all -
Restoring a light, and need 6 of these. I'm sure I can get them from Grainer of McMaster.. but.. I have no idea what the heck they're called.
Anyone know what it's called?
Restoring a light, and need 6 of these. I'm sure I can get them from Grainer of McMaster.. but.. I have no idea what the heck they're called.
Anyone know what it's called?
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Re: What is this plug?
by 2070 on Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:57 pm
.. Long Shot?
Where is it located on "The Signal"???
Where is it located on "The Signal"???
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Re: What is this plug?
by coyttl on Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:10 pm
2070 wrote:.. Long Shot?
Where is it located on "The Signal"???
Bottom, they're used for drain holes.
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Re: What is this plug?
by Troy on Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:19 pm
It's a strainer. Try drain strainer...etc
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Re: What is this plug?
by dkendr on Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:14 pm
Wait a second, that's a titanium-core cover for a C-144 Soviet listening device, which they planted in many American cities during...
...someone else already did that joke?
...someone else already did that joke?
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Re: What is this plug?
by coyttl on Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:47 am
Troy wrote:It's a strainer. Try drain strainer...etc
Tried this, and got .. well, a lot of hits, with only a few metal pieces that resembled this, and not very well. (i.e. Items that wouldn't fit in the bottom of the case.)
As a side note, there are mote 'strainers' in plumbing terminology than I ever realized.
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Re: What is this plug?
by coyttl on Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:48 am
dkendr wrote:Wait a second, that's a titanium-core cover for a C-144 Soviet listening device, which they planted in many American cities during...
...someone else already did that joke?
I'm not sure why they'd have six of them in the bottom of a 'No Right Turn' signal.
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Re: What is this plug?
by Troy on Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:39 am
It really does not make sense why they'd want to strain or catch what (if anything) was draining out of the signal. They were probably for ventilation/cooling and keeping the pests out. Try "vent cap" or "vent plug" or something like that.
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Re: What is this plug?
by coyttl on Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:19 am
Well, it's a 30x36in fiber sign, about .. uhm.. 6 inches deep. The vents/drains were on the bottom, so I don't think they were for air (especially since this model has the wire entrance *at the bottom*, which means no air flow, the transformers were *cooked*. I figured they were for water, but maybe the sign was just made upside down. :)
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