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what am I looking at here?

Post by Kamuela » Tue Sep 19, 2017 4:31 am

playing with my new iPhone-compatible endoscope, looking for my top drain to inspect it, and I see this. Is this the infamous top pump, or one of the hydraulic cylinders? the field of view of the endoscope is pretty small and it's tough to manipulate, so I'm having a hard time locating landmarks.
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Post by Mike6 » Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:27 pm

At a guess I would say they must be the hydraulic lines for the pump but an expert will no doubt clarify

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Post by bz4kev » Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:08 pm

Yes I think it's the flux capacitor for the hyper drive :rofl:
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Post by Crazy Harry » Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:18 pm

I think that the code on the label PR365 is the hydraulic pump - but no doubt Mike DLV will be along to confirm :D

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Post by Kamuela » Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:18 pm

bz4kev wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:08 pm Yes I think it's the flux capacitor for the hyper drive :rofl:
Of course! How foolish of me

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Post by Ducklakeview » Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:15 pm

It's a hydraulic ram and it's two pressure hoses. You shouldn't be able to see the pump as it's in a housing.

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Post by Kamuela » Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:05 pm

ah, thank you. Now I sort of know where I am.

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