..and what is it worth? Just kidding. I know what it is and thought some of you might be interested. I found this in our s**** metal trailer at work a couple of months ago. If it werent for the HAMB, I wouldnt have known what it was and left it. Anyone not know what it is? I dont have a car to use it on, but thats alright, it will go on a shelf for future use. It seems to work, it has a cord attached that rotates the media drum when pulled and has a spring return. Does it look familiar to anyone as to make or age.
Is that what they call a swamp cooler or somthing like that? Precursor to A/C. You put ice in it right?
The media looks okay in this one. Just dirty and I am sure old. The back comes off it. But then there is a plate the shaft goes thru behind it with a tar like sealant. I'm not interested to tearing it apart if it ruins it.
No, this one takes water just like a regular swap cooler. The pad is rotated thrut he water to wet it as it dries during use.
and dont ever put dry ice in it you will die!!! I filled mine up with water and dawn and shook it around and dumped it out a couple times to clean it up. It actually saved my *** a couple of years thru the desert at 120 degrees.
I have one just like it, too. The friend that gave it to me used to overfill it with water so his p***enger would get a lap full of water when they shut the door too hard.
Yours looks like it might be a Firestone brand.It should have two clothesline-type cords to turn the vane open/shut on the inner side.They usually dry rot and break.Good luck restringing them! When hung from your p***enger window and operating well,they can move some air! You sure can't see for #!!%&&!!# out the window with it on the vehicle! Enjoy early 20th century technology. I put some envelopes in mine,addressed to "resident." Those not-in-the-know wonder why in the hell someone would have a mailbox on their hot rod?
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