The "What Is This?" game

axexandru · June 29, 2015, 04:05:58 AM

A rainbow vacuum water pan

ShowBizWolf · June 29, 2015, 04:15:51 AM

YES you got it!! It's the water basin for my ancient Rainbow vacuum. When I bought my house a friend of mine gave it to me, complete with Aqua-Mate carpet cleaner, fancy attachments and all the paperwork. I glanced at the original receipt and holy balls this thing cost $1900+ and was bought back in the late 80's !!

Works pretty good still

axexandru · July 01, 2015, 02:40:11 AM

Janx101 · July 01, 2015, 04:33:53 AM

Ahhh! ... the infamous "jobber-whatsit module" .... happy to say I've never seen one of them ever!

axexandru · July 01, 2015, 05:13:55 AM

Sorry Janx, I don't have anything else around here at work, but it is a module

so you are right, but what kind of module?

If nobody else have a more specific answer, it's yours.

Elmojo · July 01, 2015, 09:29:16 AM

Wait a sec, I SAID Rainbow water pan!

Oh well, on to other things....
Dual ethernet connector/splitter?

ShowBizWolf · July 01, 2015, 10:16:42 AM

Awe man Elmojo I am really sorry... I thought you only guessed middle and top. The water basin is the very bottom of the Rainbow vac, that's why I said you were close but not spot on.

Elmojo · July 01, 2015, 10:39:56 AM

Ah, I did actually say top, sorry!
I see what you mean, it was very close, not not quite the right part.

Ok, so what the heck is this new thing....?

Watcher · July 01, 2015, 10:10:02 PM

Looks like something hot-swappable. Thinking server...

Is it an ethernet switch?

axexandru · July 01, 2015, 11:04:25 PM

It is FOR an ethernet switch , and it is a connector, not a dual one. What kind of connector?

Elmojo · July 02, 2015, 06:11:37 AM

POE?

axexandru · July 02, 2015, 06:26:00 AM

nope, for what type of media?

Elmojo · July 02, 2015, 07:13:54 AM

RJ11 (telephone) line filter?
I'm guessing the 2 ports maybe be IN and OUT, since you said it's not a "dual" anything.

axexandru · July 02, 2015, 07:25:23 AM

nope

Big Rich · July 02, 2015, 07:44:57 AM

SFP tranceiver?

Watcher · July 02, 2015, 04:13:16 PM

Fiber module

axexandru · July 02, 2015, 10:56:22 PM

Big Rich you got it

it is a sfp module.

Big Rich · July 03, 2015, 12:04:12 AM

Cool! I made this a couple years ago, so it's a little bit.... weathered. I'm sure somebody will guess what it is rather quickly.

Watcher · July 03, 2015, 12:37:34 AM

Is it for sucking out exhaust fumes so you can work on the bike in the garage with the door (mostly) closed? In which case the tube is snaked in there just for storage?

Big Rich · July 03, 2015, 01:42:20 AM

You're on the right track Watcher, but no. Not for exhaust fumes.

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